[Short-term results of radiotherapy of cancer of the tongue and mouth floor mucosa using 60Co and 252Cf].

The authors presented the immediate and 3-year results of interstitial and combined therapy of 90 patients with cancer of the tongue and oral fundus mucosa. 60Co- and 252Cf-sources were employed in interstitial radiotherapy. There were no significant differences in therapeutic efficacy using different radiation sources. Some methodological aspects of administration of interstitial radiotherapy, radiation reactions and complications were covered.