고선량율 강내 조사를 이용한 두경부암의 방사선 치료

Radiation Therapy of Head and Neck Cancer with CO-60 HDR Transcatheteric Irradiation

저자들은 두경부암의 포괄적인 치료의 일부로서 외부 방사선 조사와 고선량율 경관조사를 시행하여 12명중 9명에서 완전 관해를 얻었으며, 치료중이나 치료후 경관조사와 직접 관련된 급성 부작용이나 합병중의 발생이 없었다. 그러나 대상환자가 적고 추적기간이 짧은관계로 생존율의 향상은 추측하기 어려우나 완전 관해를 얻은 환자는 장기간 무병 상태로 추적되고 있어서 외부방사선 조사와 경관 조사는 두경부암 치료에 큰 역할을 하리라 기대된다.

The basic strategy of irradiation is to deliver a dose to the cancer that is high enough to make cancer cells incapable of reproduction, while keeping the doses to the various healthy tissues below tolerable levels. In order to improve local control and survival, as a boost therapy after external radiotherapy, high dose rate transcatheteric irradiation using remote control afterloading system(RALSTRON-20B) was used for twelve patients with head and neck cancers. Present results showed complete remission of cancer in 9 out of 12 patients without treatment related complications. Although this procedure is easy to operate, well trained skillful hand is essential for good results. Furthermore our experience suggested that meticulous treatment planning should be developed for better results.