Clear-cell carcinoma of the kidney. Treatment with a precise technique using cobalt-60.
The treatment of the postoperative tumor bed after removal of clear-cell carcinoma (hypernephroma) constitutes a challenge to radiation therapy. Precise planning will deliver adequate dosage to the kidney bed and para-aortic lymph nodes while avoiding excessive dosage to the spinal cord and contralateral kidney.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D000328:Adult; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes