Prevalence of Adverse Effects Post-Brachytherapy on Women with Uterine Cervix Cancer in Durango, Mexico
- Departamento de Radioterapia, Centro Estatal de Cancerologia, Av. 5 de febrero y Norman Fuentes s/n, CP:34000, Durango, Durango (Mexico)
This work aimed at determining the local prevalence of adverse effects on women with CaCu that recieved LDR brachytherapy treatment at CECAN. The data was extracted from the patient's and medical physics' departement records. Non Gaussian statistics was used due to dose distribution characteristics. A total of 103 patients were studied with average age of 55{+-}13 years and Ia-IV FIGO clinical clasification. The observed prevalence is higher than that reported by other studies. It was observed that patients with proctitis were prescribed a slightly higher dose than those without adverse effects (90% confidence). Patients with proctitis also presented higher age (95% confidence) when compared with the mean of the studied population. The inverse applies to the group with other adverse effects, its average age is lower than the mean (90% confidence).
- OSTI ID:
- 21506981
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1310, Issue 1; Conference: 11. Mexican symposium on medical physics, Mexico City (Mexico), 19-22 Mar 2010; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3531614; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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