The Edinburgh experience of treating sarcomas of soft tissues and bone with neutron irradiation.
The experience of treating 30 patients with sarcomas of soft tissue and bone with d(15)+Be neutron irradiation is reported. The local control of measurable soft-tissue sarcomas was 38.5% (minimum follow-up 2 years), which is similar to that expected after photon therapy. The radiation morbidity was unacceptably high (50%). Bone tumours did not respond well; in only one out of nine was lasting local tumour control achieved.
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002817:Chordoma / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005214:Fast Neutrons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*