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Lip cancer treatment with high dose rate brachytherapy
José-Luis Guinot1, Leoncio Arribas, María Luisa Chust
1Department of Radiotherapy, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (IVO), C/Profesor Beltrán Báguena 9, Valencia 46006, Spain.
Abstract:
We present 39 patients with lip carcinoma treated with HDR, (needles) with 5-5.5 Gy per 8-10 fractions b.i.d. (total dose 40.5-45 Gy). Three-year cause-specific survival and local control are 91 and 88% (95% T1-2, 74% T4, p<0.05). Acute and chronic reactions are like LDR cases. We think that HDR results are equivalent to LDR.
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