[Twice-daily irradiation of patients with rectal cancer].
Moving sectoral irradiation was given to 40 patients with primary (23) and recurring (17) rectal tumors. The patients received treatment 3 times a week by 2 daily fractions of 2.5 Gy with 4 h intervals. Better short-term results in primary and recurring tumors and the reduction of therapy duration were shown in comparing these patients with the control group of patients who were irradiated for 5 days a week by a single dose of 2 Gy.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
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