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Cervical Cancer
Researchers at Medical University of Vienna target cervical cancer
January 15th, 2009
According to recent research published in the journal Strahlentherapie und Onkologie, "To evaluate the potential benefit of proton therapy and photon based intensity-modulated radiotherapy in comparison to 3-D conformal photon radiotherapy (3D-CRT) in locally advanced cervix cancer. In five patients with advanced cervix cancer 3D-CRT (four-field box) was compared with intensity modulated photon (IMXT) and proton therapy (IMPT) as well as proton beam therapy (PT) based on passive scattering." "Planning target volumes (PTVs) included primary tumor and pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes. Dose-volume histograms (DVHs) were analyzed for the PTV and various organs at...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-01-15)
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