Intraoperative adjuvant radiotherapy for advanced cancers of the head and neck. Preliminary report
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· Am. J. Surg.; (United States)
The authros have reported the early local control and survival results of treatment of recurrent or metastatic head and neck tumors with intraoperative brachytherapy. All six patients were locally free of disease after curative surgery and intraoperative brachytherapy for 4 months to 1 year, whereas two of eight patients were alive at last follow-up at 7 and 8 months with some complications after palliative surgery and intraoperative brachytherapy. They advocate such a technique not only in hopelessly advanced tumors but also in less advanced tumors, as well as a definitively integrated plan of management. Doses of iodine-125 of up to 15,000 rads are safe and well tolerated, even in the presence of a past history of radiotherapy.
- Research Organization:
- Yale Univ. School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- OSTI ID:
- 6288181
- Journal Information:
- Am. J. Surg.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Surg.; (United States) Vol. 4; ISSN AJSUA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
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ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
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RADIOTHERAPY
THERAPY
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BODY AREAS
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DOSES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVALUATION
HEAD
IMPLANTS
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 125
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
METASTASES
NECK
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
RADIATION DOSES
RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
THERAPY