Current principles for the planning and performance of radiotherapy in the conservative treatment of locally advanced cancer of the cervix uteri

Abstract

The paper analyzes the strategy and tactics of beam and intracavitary radiation within the framework of chemoradiotherapy in 112 pa- tients with inoperable FIGO stages IIa–IIIb cancer of the cervix uteri. The parameters that are important to plan general radiotherapy stages are assessed; the bases for optimization decisions and the specific features of maintenance therapy, which ensure a 15–25 % increase in the efficiency of treatment with its satisfactory tolerability, are given.

Keywords

• cancer of the cervix uteri
• radiotherapy
• chemoradiotherapy