HIGH DOSE-RATE BRACHYTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF CERVICAL CANCER

Kiseleva, M. V.; Gordon, I. Yu.; Lun’kova, M. N.; Gulidov, I. A.;

Open Access

doi: 10.17650/1994-4098-2018-14-2-72-75

Published: 01 Aug 2018

Publisher: Publishing House ABV Press

- Summary

Abstract

The paper analyzes the incidence of cervical cancer, evaluates various methods of its treatment, provides a historical overview of the problem and describes own experience of using high dose-rate brachytherapy in various combinations for 74 patients with cervical cancer with assessing the toxicity, overall survival, local control and reactions to radiotherapy.

Subjects by Vocabulary

Microsoft Academic Graph classification: Overall survival Brachytherapy medicine.medical_treatment medicine Radiation therapy Cervical cancer medicine.disease High-Dose Rate Brachytherapy Radiology medicine.medical_specialty business.industry business Incidence (epidemiology)

Subjects

Pharmacology (medical), Obstetrics and Gynecology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging, Oncology, Surgery, cervical cancer, high dose-rate brachytherapy, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991

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