Comparison of clinical outcome between computed tomography-based image-guided brachytherapy and two-dimensional-based brachytherapy for cervical cancer.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to analyze the clinical results of radiotherapy for cervical cancer using two-dimensional (2D) intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) and computed tomography (CT)-based image-guided brachytherapy (IGBT) at our institution. Patients with stage IB-IVA cervical cancer who received ICBT between April 2008 and April 2014 were included in this study. In total 58 patients were assessed. The first 38 patients received ICBT with the 2D treatment plan (the 2D group), and the remaining 20 patients received CT-based IGBT (the IGBT group). The dose of point A tended to be lower in the IGBT group (mean value, 60.6 Gy vs. 62.5 Gy; p = .07), though the minimum dose to the 90% (D90) of the clinical target volume (CTV) was equivalent in both groups (mean value, 66.0 Gy vs. 66.2 Gy; p = .91). Th

SUBMITTER: Imano N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6682327 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature