Neoplasms/*radiotherapy ; *Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; *Vaginal Smears

We present a case of cervical cancer treated by concurrent chemoradiation. In radiation therapy part, the combination of the whole pelvic helical tomotherapy plus image-guided brachytherapy with megavoltage computed tomography of helical tomotherapy was performed. We propose this therapeutic approach could be considered in a curative setting in some problematic situation as our institution.
Brachytherapy* ; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

We present a case of cervical cancer treated by concurrent chemoradiation. In radiation therapy part, the combination of the whole pelvic helical tomotherapy plus image-guided brachytherapy with megavoltage computed tomography of helical tomotherapy was performed. We propose this therapeutic approach could be considered in a curative setting in some problematic situation as our institution.
Brachytherapy* ; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

Vaginal evisceration is a rare complication after a hysterectomy, especially a radical hysterectomy. Up to now, there have only been three cases of transvaginal evisceration after radical hysterectomy reported in the English literature. We report one case of transvaginal evisceration occurring after radical hysterectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy for stage IIA cervical cancer, with a brief review of the literature.
Hysterectomy ; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Brachytherapy* ; Radiotherapy ; Rectum* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

In brachytherapy of uterine cervical cancer using the high dose rate remote afterloading system, it is of prime importance to determine the position of the radiation sources and to estimate the irradiation time. However, calculation with manual method is so time consuming and laborious, that authors designed a software as an aid to intracavitary radiotherapy planning using the personal computer to obtain the precision of treatment without being too complicated for routine use. Optimal source arrangement in combination with dose rate at each specific points and irradiation time can be easily determined using this software in several minutes.
Brachytherapy* ; Microcomputers ; Radiotherapy ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

Evaluating activities of erythrocyte antioxidant enzymes and plasma total antioxidant status of 60 patients with the Ib and IIa stage cervical cancer post radiotherapy treated with Belaf and those of 35 healthy controls. The results: Activities of erythrocyte SOD, GPx and GR of the patients significantly decreased compared to those in patients pre radiotherapy. The decrease was likely to recover at the 21st day after radiotherapy. TAS levels of the patients post radiotherapy decreased compared to pre radiotherapy and recovered in 21st day post radiotherapy treated with Belaf
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; Plasma ; Antioxidants ; Radiotherapy

Study on 62 patients with the stage Ib and IIa cervical cancer pre- and post- radiotherapy and 30 healthy controls aged from 30-35 years old. The result showed that activites of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, GPx and GR) of patients with the stage Ib and IIa cervical cancer were significantly decreased compared to those of healthy controls. Activites of these enzyms clearly decreased post-radiotherapy, and more clearly at the 21st day post-radiotherapy. TAS and Hb concentration of cancer patient decreased compared with control group and they trend to recover at the 21st day post-radiotherapy
Enzymes ; Antioxidants ; Erythrocytes ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ; Radiotherapy

The authors noticed that the original version of this paper contains typographical error in Fig. 2.
Body Weight* ; Humans ; Radiotherapy* ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*

PURPOSE: This study was done to confirm the reference point variation according to variation in applicator configuration in each fractioation of HDR ICR. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed the treatment planning of HDRICR for 33 uterine cervical cancer patients treated in department of therapeutic radiology from January 1992 to February 1992. Analysis was done with respect to three view points-Interfractionation A point variation, interfractionation bladder and rectum dose ratio varidation, interfractionation treatment volume variation. Interfractionation A point variation was defined as difference between maximum and minimum distance from fixed rectal point to A point in each patient. Interfractionation bladder and rectum dose ration variation was defined as difference between maximum and minimum doe ratio of bladder or rectum to A point dose in each patient.. Interfractionation treatment volume variation was defined as difference between maximum and minimum treatment volume which absorbed over the described dose that is, 350 cGy or 400 cGy-in each patient. RESULTS: The mean of distance from rectum to A point was 4.44cm , and the mean of interfractionation distance variation was 1.14cm in right side, 1.09cm in left side. The mean of bladder and rectum dose ratio was 63.8% and 63.1% and the mean of interfractionation variation was 14.9% and 15.8% respectively. With fixed planning administration of same planning to all fractionations as in first fractionation planning mean of bladder and rectum dose ration was 64.9% and 72.3% and the mean of interfraction variation was 28.1% and 48.1% respectively. The mean of treatment volume was 84.15cm3 and the interfractionation variation was 21.47 cm3. CONCLUSION: From these data, it was confirmed that there should be adapted planning for every fractionation, and that confirmation device installed in ICR room would reduce the interfractionation variation due to more stable applicator configuration.
Humans ; Radiation Oncology ; Radiotherapy* ; Rectum ; Urinary Bladder ; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*