Role of afterloading iridium (Ir/sup 192/) implant in the management of carcinoma of the tongue. [/sup 60/Co; 4 MeV photons]

Journal Article · Sat Feb 28 23:00:00 EST 1981 · Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(81)90117-6· OSTI ID:6769449

Puthawala, A A ^[1]; Syed, A M.N.; Neblett, D; McNamara, C

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1. Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles

A total of 86 patients with carcinoma of the tongue were treated between May 1, 1974 and June, 1978, at the Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center and California Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. Fifty-five of these patients were treated for primary tumors and 31 of the 86 patients were re-irradiated with interstitial Ir/sup 192/ implants for recurrent or persistent tumors after radical external irradiation and/or surgery. Primary treatment consisted of a combination of external irradiation and an interstitial after loading Ir/sup 192/ implant. In the re-irradiation group, 4 of the 13 patients (30%) with lesions of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue and 8 of the 18 patients (44%) with lesions of the base of the tongue achieved local control. The follow-up period for all these patients was a minimum of 24 months complications of radiotherapy of the tongue are discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6769449
• Journal Information: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 7:3; ISSN IOBPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACCELERATORS
AFTERLOADING
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-PLUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
CARCINOMAS
COBALT 60
COBALT ISOTOPES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
DOSIMETRY
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENERGY RANGE
EXTERNAL IRRADIATION
GAMMA RADIATION
HEAVY NUCLEI
IMPLANTS
INJURIES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES
INTERNAL IRRADIATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRIDIUM 192
IRIDIUM ISOTOPES
IRRADIATION
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
JAW
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
LOCAL RADIATION EFFECTS
MEDICINE
MEMBRANES
MEV RANGE
MEV RANGE 01-10
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
MUCOUS MEMBRANES
NECROSIS
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
ORAL CAVITY
ORGANS
OSTEORADIONECROSIS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION INJURIES
RADIATION SOURCE IMPLANTS
RADIATION SOURCES
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
RADIOTHERAPY
SIDE EFFECTS
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON
SKULL
THERAPY
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