The correlation of acute toxicity and late rectal injury in radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma: evidence suggestive of consequential late effect (CQLE)
CJ Wang, HC Chen, LM Sun, FM Fang… - International Journal of …, 1998 - Elsevier
Purpose: To correlate the acute toxicity during pelvic irradiation and the development of late
rectal injury following radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma. Methods and Materials: Two
hundred and twenty patients treated with curative-intent radiation therapy between
November 1987 and January 1992 were analyzed. Patients were treated initially with
external beam irradiation, 40–44 Gy/20–22 fractions to whole pelvis, followed by high dose
rate intracavitary brachytherapy, 7.2 Gy to point A for 3 fractions. Severity of diarrhea during …
rectal injury following radiation therapy for cervical carcinoma. Methods and Materials: Two
hundred and twenty patients treated with curative-intent radiation therapy between
November 1987 and January 1992 were analyzed. Patients were treated initially with
external beam irradiation, 40–44 Gy/20–22 fractions to whole pelvis, followed by high dose
rate intracavitary brachytherapy, 7.2 Gy to point A for 3 fractions. Severity of diarrhea during …