title: [The tolerance dose of the rectum].
abstract: The incidence of rectal bleeding (Grade II or III) after radiotherapy for carcinoma of uterine cervix were studied. All cases were treated by external irradiation (ERT) and intracavitary irradiation (ICR). The dosage of rectal bleeding at 5% level were as followed; 40 Gy by ERT and 27 Gy at point A by ICR in National Sapporo Hospital, 36-40 Gy by ERT and 24 Gy at point A by ICR in Aichi Cancer Center, 40 Gy by ERT and 27 Gy at point A by ICR in Kyushu Cancer Center.
mesh_terms: D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011836:Radiation Tolerance; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012007:Rectum / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy