Published 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

On application of proton beam developed at the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics in the treatment of patients with gynecological malignancies

  • 1. Akademiya Meditsinskikh Nauk SSSR, Moscow. Onkologicheskij Nauchnyj Tsentr

Description

Untoward side - effects of exposure of normal tissues surrounding tumor in the course of radiation treatment were avoided due to the use of a proton beam developed at the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics. As a result, no post-treatment complications were observed in the surrounding tissues of the urinary bladder and rectum in 175 cancer patients (tumors of the vulva - 39 and cervix uteri - 136) who received a course of complex radiation treatment and preoperative irradiation

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Additional titles

Original title (Russian)
Возможности использования протонного пучка ITEhF для лечения онкологических больных

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Vopr. Onkol.
Journal Volume
29
Journal Issue
6
Series
Vopr. Onkol.
Journal Page Range
34-41
ISSN
0507-3758