[Radiation therapy of malignant vaginal tumors].
A new method of combined radiation therapy for cancer of the vagina is presented: it includes contact (intracavitary and interstitial) gamma-therapy based on the principle of the manual and automated administration (sing the AGAT-B unit) of endostats and low and high activity radiation sources, and gamma-beam irradiation with irregular shaped fields. The problems of fractionation, a choice of required irradiation volumes as well as summary absorbed dose levels are discussed. An analysis of the clinical efficacy was based on long-term results. The 5-year survival rate in the general group of patients was 41.2%.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D002291:Carcinoma, Papillary / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005720:Gamma Rays / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014625:Vaginal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*
Luchevaia terapiia zlokachestvennykh opukholeĭ vlagalishcha.