Hypoxyradiotherapy of uterine cervix cancer to decrease of acute side-effects and treatment complications.

The authors have reported on preliminary results of hypoxyradiotherapy in the course of external irradiation in patients with uterine cervix cancer from a view-point of the occurrence of acute reactions and treatment complications. A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen containing 8.0 to 8.

Tumor response and treatment complications in radiotherapy of localized prostate cancer.

The response of primary tumor to definitive radiation therapy and treatment related morbidity has been analysed in a group of 35 patients. All of them were treated with 20 MeV photon beam to a total dose of 67 to 71 Gy to the prostate. The effect of radiotherapy to a primary tumor were evaluated by means of repeated CT examination of the tumor volume.

Complications of radiotherapy of uterine cervix carcinoma.

The retrospective analysis of 242 patients treated for uterine cervix cancer at VUKEO Brno within 1977-1982 has been realized. The patients being only treated with radiotherapy alone using the external 42 MeV X-ray betatron beam irradiation of the pelvis, and the vaginal and intrauterine application of 226Ra, were included in this study. The complications of therapy were evaluated in accordance with the grade of severity, location and time of their source.