Published May 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Daily double irradiation of rectal cancer patients

  • 1. Vtoroj Moskovskij Gosudarstvennyj Meditsinskij Inst. (USSR)

Description

Moving sectoral irradiation was given to 40 patients with primary (23) and recurring (17) rectal tumors. The patients received treatment 3 times a week by 2 daily fractions of 2.5 Gy with 4 h intervals. Better short-term results in primary and recurring tumors and the reduction of therapy duration were shown in comparing these patients with the control group of patients who were irradiated for 5 days a week by a single dose of 2 Gy

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Двукратное облучение в день больных раком прямой кишки

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Med. Radiol.
Journal Volume
30
Journal Issue
5
Series
Med. Radiol.
Journal Page Range
31-34
ISSN
0025-8334
CODEN
MERAA