Feasibility of concurrent cisplatin and extended field radiation therapy (EFRT) using intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for carcinoma of the cervix.

Objectives: To assess the acute tolerance of delivering concurrent cisplatin and extended field radiotherapy (EFRT) using intensity-modulated radiotherapy technique (IMRT) for cancer of the cervix.

Methods: All patients receiving definitive treatment for cervical cancer were treated with EFRT using IMRT technique and concurrent cisplatin. The treatment volume included the cervix, uterus, parametria, presacral space, upper vagina, pelvic, common iliac, and paraaortic nodes to the top of L1.