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Title Prophylactic pelvic girdle irradiation in the treatment of prostatic carcinoma
Creator/Author Hazra, T.A. ; Giri, S.
Publication Date1981 Jun 01
OSTI IdentifierOSTI ID: 6341562
Other Number(s)Journal ID: CODEN: IOBPD
Resource TypeJournal Article
Resource RelationJournal Name: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States); Journal Volume: 7:6
Research OrgVirginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond
Subject62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; 63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; CARCINOMAS; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; INTESTINES; METASTASES; PROCTITIS; RADIOINDUCTION; PROSTATE; RECTUM; CELL KILLING; FRACTIONATED IRRADIATION; PATIENTS; PELVIS; RADIATION DOSES; SIDE EFFECTS; SKELETON; TUMOR CELLS; ANIMAL CELLS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; BODY; BODY AREAS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES; DISEASES; DOSES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GLANDS; IRRADIATION; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE GENITALS; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; RADIATION EFFECTS
Description/AbstractThis is a report of a pilot study of the effectiveness of irradiation therapy to the pelvic girdle in decreasing the incidence of bony metastases in patients with prostatic cancer. Thirty-two patients were entered in the study; none of them failed in the pelvic bones and four failed outside the pelvis. A total tumor dose of 6800 rad was delivered, the pelvic nodes received 5000 rad and the pelvic girdle 800 rad. The non-conventional fractionation scheme used in this study diminishes the incidence of osseous metastases but produces unacceptable bowel injury. Forty-three percent of patients had proctitis and 20% of the patients required colostomy.
Country of PublicationUnited States
LanguageEnglish
FormatMedium: X; Size: Pages: 817-819
System Entry Date2008 Feb 07

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