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Stereotactic Radiosurgery for Gynecologic Cancer
Published on: April 17, 2012
[Radiation therapy of malignant vaginal tumors]
Abstract:
A new method of combined radiation therapy for cancer of the vagina is presented: it includes contact (intracavitary and interstitial) gamma-therapy based on the principle of the manual and automated administration (sing the AGAT-B unit) of endostats and low and high activity radiation sources, and gamma-beam irradiation with irregular shaped fields. The problems of fractionation, a choice of required irradiation volumes as well as summary absorbed dose levels are discussed. An analysis of the clinical efficacy was based on long-term results. The 5-year survival rate in the general group of patients was 41.2%.
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