DESCRIPTION OF AN AFTERLOADING IR-192 INTERSTITIAL-INTRACAVITARY TECHNIQUE IN THE TREATMENT OF CARCINOMA OF THE VAGINA

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 55  (4) , 525-530
Abstract
An afterloading 192Ir interstitial-intracavitary technique used in the treatment of human vaginal carcinoma is reported. Thirteen cases of vaginal carcinoma, stages I-III, were treated between Nov. 1976 and Feb. 1978. The Syed-Neblett perineal template is described in detail, as are the precise clinical application techniques. The following are the hallmarks of the method; ease of use by the physician, homogeneous radiation dose distribution, differential radiation dose delivery capabilities. The technique is believed to be an improvement over previous modalities of therapy reported in the literature.

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