Carcinoma of the Cervix Treated by External Irradiation Alone

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Abstract
A basic tumor dose of 5,000 rads in five weeks was insufficient to control cervix carcinoma in 108 cases. Patients with limited tumors were treated effectively with the basic dose to the pelvis plus an additional 2,000 rads directly over the cervix. Control and 3-year NED rates ascended with increasing dose, reaching the highest level at 7,000 rads in seven weeks in patients with limited tumor; a lower rate of control was achieved in patients with massive tumors at 6,000- and 7,000-rads tumor dose. Patients with advanced disease received the basic dose, another 1,000 rads through reduced fields, and a final 1,000 rads through further reduced fields.

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