[A case of recurrent pancreatic carcinoma treated by low-dose rate telecobalt therapy]

A 27-year-old female with recurrent pancreatic carcinoma measuring 12 by 12 by 14 cm was treated with protracted (1.5 Gy/day) irradiation and low dose rate (1 Gy/hr, 7 Gy/day)telecobalt therapy. The regression obtained from a total dose of 60 Gy by protracted irradiation was mild; a remarkable reduction in tumor volume was achieved from an additional dose of 14 Gy by low dose rate teletherapy. Although she died of fulminant hepatitis at 45 days after radiotherapy, this treatment method is considered useful in patients with advanced carcinoma.