Published August 1985 | Version v1
Journal article

Clinical experience of fast neutron therapy for carcinoma of the uterine cervix

  • 1. National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba-Shi, Japan

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Fast neutron therapy for locally advanced or radioresistant malignant tumors was started in November 1975 at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba, Japan. To evaluate the effectiveness of fast neutron therapy, mixed neutron-photon fractionated irradiation, on squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix, 98 patients with Stage IIIb disease were examined to study the correlation between local control rate and histological types. The local control rate after neutron-mixed beam therapy was 73%, which decreased to 66% with photon irradiation. The five year survival rate was 49% for patients receiving neutron therapy and 49% for those receiving photon therapy. There was no significant difference in complications between the neutron therapy and photon therapy group

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Journal Title
Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.
Journal Volume
11
Journal Issue
8
Series
Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.
Journal Page Range
1439-1445
ISSN
0360-3016
CODEN
IOBPD