External small-field irradiation of cervical carcinoma with linear accelerator.
Since 1966, 125 patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix were treated with a 6 MV roentgen beam from a linear accelatro. The pelvis was irradiated with 60 Gy followed by 30 to 45 Gy to a small volume using a lateral pendulum. The small-field irradiation was performed using a new beam-directing device consisting of a rod with a central pivot. Favourable results were achieved, despite the fact that most of the patients had advanced carcinoma.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010315:Particle Accelerators / Q000295:instrumentation; D010388:Pelvis / Q000528:radiation effects; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*