Combination of external beam irradiation and multiple-site perineal applicator (MUPIT) for treatment of locally advanced or recurrent prostatic, anorectal, and gynecologic malignancies

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1985 · Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(85)90163-4· OSTI ID:5519780

Martinez, A; Edmundson, G K; Cox, R S; Gunderson, L L; Howes, A E

The authors have devised a single after-loading applicator, the Martinez Universal Perineal Interstitital Template (MUPIT), which has been used in combination with external beam irradiation to treat 104 patients with either locally advanced or recurrent malignancies of the cervix, vagina, female uretha, prostate, or anorectal region. Twenty-six patients treated for prostate cancer are excluded because of their short follow-up. Local failure developed in 13 of the 78 remaining patients (16.6%) - major complications developed in 4 patients (5.1%). All local recurrences and complications occurred before 18 months. The device consists of two acrylic cyclinders, an acrylic template with an array of holes that serve as guides for trocars, and a cover plate. In use, the cylinders are placed in the vagina and/or rectum or both and then fastened to the template so that a fixed geometric relationship among the tumor volume, normal structures, and source placement is preserved throughout the course of the implantation. Appropriate computer programs have been developed to calculate the dose from these implants. They conclude that the local control rate (83.4%) with low morbidity (5.1%) achieved with the combination of external beam irradiation and MUPIT applicator in these patients with locally advanced malignancies represents an improvement over previous published results with other applicators.

• Research Organization: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• OSTI ID: 5519780
• Journal Information: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 11:2; ISSN IOBPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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