Accuracy of Dose Estimation in High Dose Rate Intracavitary Radiotherapy of Carcinoma of the Uterine Cervix.
- Author:
Seung Jae HUH
1
;
Sung Whan HA
;
Kyu Young CHOI
Author Information
1. Department of Radiation Therapy, Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Brachytherapy;
Intracavitary radiotherapy;
Uterine cervical cancer;
Radiotherapy planning;
Point A dose
- MeSH:
Brachytherapy;
Cervix Uteri*;
Female;
Radiotherapy*;
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Therapeutic Radiology
1987;5(2):137-140
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
In brachytherapy of uterine cervical cancer using a high dose rate remote afterloading system, it is of prime importance to deliver a accurate dose in each fractionated treatment by minimizing the difference between the pre-treatment planned and post-treatment calculated doses. The post-treatment calculated point A dose was not much different from the pretreatment planned dose (500 cGy). The average+/-standard deviation was 500+/-18 cGy and 84 percent of 82 intracavitary radiotherapy was within the range of 500+/-25 cGy.
