[Radiotherapy of ovarian carcinoma (author's transl)]

The difficulties of early diagnosis and therapeutic management of ovarian carcinoma are discussed. Large-field irradiation of the abdomen in stage II and III cases with Co-60 screen and pendular irradiation significantly improves the survival rate of the patients. In these cases radical operation combined with intensive postoperative irradiation with Co-60 gamma-rays is considered to be the treatment of choice. Above all, a focal dose of 6000 rad, which can be attained during inpatient treatment, leads to a marked improvement in the results.