title: [Afterloading intracavitary irradiation therapy for cancer of uterine cervix].
abstract: A retrospective analysis was made from 490 patients with carcinoma of uterine cervix who were treated with medial-dose-rate remote afterloading intracavitary irradiation by 137Cs sources in our hospital from 1986 to 1987. At the same time, the results were compared with those of the low-dose-rate intracavitary irradiation therapy. There were 10 cases with stage Ib, 366 with stage IIb and 114 with stage IIIb. The Absolute 5-year survival rate of stage Ib, IIb and IIIb was 90%, 66.1% and 56.1%, respectively. It was clearly demonstrated that the optimal dose should be 55Gy. A fraction of 6-7Gy dose was used once per week. The article suggests that the clinical results by medial-dose-rate afterloading intracavitary irradiation therapy for cancer of uterine cervix are similar to those by the low-dose-rate technique.
authors.affiliation: Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou.
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Lou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001918:Brachytherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
chemical_list: D002588:Cesium Radioisotopes