[A simple method for transposing MRI information to simulation films. Technical note].

Background: The use of MRI information in the treatment planning process is still expensive and time consuming. Electro-optical devices or specially designed post-processing software in here the risk of picture distortion.

Patients And Methods: Between June 1998 and June 1999 in 48 patients with brain tumors and 11 patients with carcinoma of the prostate CT treatment planning and MRI were performed with identical patient positioning using the same devices as in the simulation.

Vulvar carcinoma: a retrospective analysis of 80 patients.

We evaluated the files of 80 women who were treated for vulvar carcinoma. In 13 women radiotherapy was used as primary treatment, in 45 cases postoperatively and in 22 women because of local recurrence. Patients older than 60 years had a significantly worse 5-year survival rate (39%) than younger women (57%) (p = 0.

Osseointegration of dental implants in patients with and without radiotherapy.

Between 1987 and 1997, 275 dental implants were inserted in the mandibles of 63 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the lower oropharyngeal level following a radical surgical procedure. Thirty-five of these patients had been preirradiated with a complete dose of 60 Gy. In a retrospective analysis we have reviewed the data of these patients for age, sex, localization of the implants, irradiation, interval of implantation and interval of the abutment operation.

Combined modality treatment with accelerated radiotherapy and chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced inoperable carcinoma of the pancreas: results of a feasibility study.

Between July 1990 and September 1993, 32 patients with locally advanced irresectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, histologically proven by laparotomy, were involved in our study. Patients were treated with hyperfractionated, accelerated radiotherapy and simultaneous application of 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid. Chemotherapy was given on days 1,2 and 3.

[The value of sequential scintigraphy of the liver in postactinic liver lesions].

Dynamic hepatobiliary scintigraphy is the only method which enables non-invasive monitoring of regional function of liver parenchyma. It allows early detection of functional impairment due to radiation hepatitis. This method is simple and reproducible and is therefore suitable for follow-up of this disease.