Computer-assisted method for intracavitary radiotherapy of cancer of the uterine cervix.
This paper describes a simple computer system for calculating the radiation dose rate to selected points in the pelvis of a patient treated by gynaecological insertion of applicators loaded with radioactive sources. The calculations are performed on the basis of radiographs made before the sources are placed in the applicators. The system consists of a minicomputer, a teletype and a digitizer. The method allows an optimum loading distribution to be determined within a few minutes once the radiographic images are available.
D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*