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Cervical Cancer
Research data from H. Vorwerk and colleagues update understanding of cervical cancer
November 6th, 2008
"For radiation treatment of patients with cervical cancer and a high risk for paraaortic lymph node involvement, an easy three-dimensional (3-D) conformal irradiation technique (partial half-beam [PHB]) for protection of organs at risk, especially of renal tissue, was developed. In five consecutive female patients a computed tomography scan was performed," investigators in Germany report. "Dose-volume histograms of the renal tissue and other organs at risk were analyzed for PHB, three other 3-D conformal techniques, and an intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) technique. The PHB technique reduced the renal volume and volumes of other organs at risk exposed to...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2008-11-06)
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