[Cytological methods in predicting the degree of the direct effect of radiation exposure]

A study was made of the cytological criteria of various degrees of radiation pathomorphosis of soft tissue cancers and sarcomas in different dose fractionation regimens and varying time of a preoperative interval. Combinations of the main and additional parenchymatous and stromal cytological signs, reflecting pathomorphosis of I-IV degrees were singled out. Schemes of cytological prediction of a direct effect of tumor radiation exposure were drawn up on the basis of regularities of changes in cellular pictures, obtained from diagnostic data before irradiation.