• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.197-201
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• 1990

저자들은 비인강암의 포괄적인 방사선 치료의 일부로서 외부 방사선 치료에 뒤이은 고선량율 강내조사를 시행하여 부작용이나 합병증 없이 종양의 완전관해를 얻었기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권16호
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• pp.7167-7170
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• 2015

Background: Although 3D image based brachytherapy is currently the standard of treatment in cervical cancer, most of the centres in developing countries still practice orthogonal intracavitary brachytherapy due to financial constraints. The quest for optimum dose and fractionation schedule in high dose rate (HDR) intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) is still ongoing. While the American Brachytherapy Society recommends four to eight fractions of each less than 7.5 Gy, there are some studies demonstrating similar efficacy and comparable toxicity with higher doses per fraction. Objective: To assess the treatment efficacy and late complications of HDR ICBT with 9 Gy per fraction in two fractions. Materials and Methods: This is a prospective institutional study in Southern India carried on from $1^{st}$ June 2012 to $31^{st}$ July 2014. In this period, 76 patients of cervical cancer satisfying our inclusion criteria were treated with concurrent chemo-radiation following ICBT with 9 Gy per fraction in two fractions, five to seven days apart. Results: The median follow-up period in the study was 24 months (range 10.6 - 31.2 months). The 2 year actuarial local control rate, disease-free survival and overall survival were 88.1%, 84.2% and 81.8% respectively. Although 38.2% patients suffered from late toxicity, only 3 patients had grade III late toxicity. Conclusions: In our experience, HDR brachytherapy with 9 Gy per fraction in two fractions is an effective dose fractionation for the treatment of cervical cancer with acceptable toxicity.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.357-366
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• 1998

Brachytherapy is an essential part of radiotherapy for uterine cervical cancer. The low dose rate (LDR) regimen has been the major technique of intracavitary therapy for cervical cancer. However, there has been an expansion in the last 20 years of high dose rate (HDR) machines using Ir-192 sources. Since 1979, HDR brachytherapy has been used for the treatment of uterine cervical cancer in Korea. The number of institutions employing HDR has been increasing, while the number of low dose rate system has been constant. In 1995, there was a total 27 HDR brachytherapy units installed and 1258 cases of patients with cervical cancer were treated with HDR Most common regimens of HDR brachytherapy are total dose of 30-39 Gy at point A with 10-13 fractions in three fractions per week. 24-32 Gy with 6-8 fractions in two fractions per week, and 30-35 Gy with 6-7 fractions in two fractions per week. The average fractionation regimen of HDR brachytherapy is about 8 fractions of 4.1 Gy each to Point A. In Korea, treatment results for HDR brachytherapy are comparable with the LDR series and appears to be a safe and effective alternative to LDR therapy for the treatment of cervical carcinoma. Studies from the major centers report the five-year survival rate of cervical cancer as. 78-86$\%$ for Stage 1, 68-85$\%$ for stage 11, and 38-56$\%$ for Stage III. World-wide questionnaire study and Japanese questionnaire survey of multiple institutions showed no survival difference in any stages and dose-rate effect ratio (HDR/LDR) was calculated to be 0.54 to 0.58. However the optimum treatment doses and fractionation schemes appropriate to generate clinical results comparable to conventional LDR schemes have yet to be standardized. In conclusion, HDR intracavitary radiotherapy is increasingly practiced in Korea and an effective treatment modality for cervical cancer. To determine the optimum radiotherapy dose and fractionation schedule, a nation-wide prospective study is necessary in Korea. In addition, standardization of HDR application (clinical, computer algorithms, and dosimetric aspects) is necessary.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.289-293
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• 1988

방사선 치료는 악성 종양의 치료에서 국소 치료의 효과를 높이기 위한 수술 전후의 보조치료로서, 혹은 수술 불가능한 암, 잔여암, 또는 재발암의 치료로서 널리 사용되어 왔으며 외부 방사선 치료, 동위원소를 사용한 자입치료 등에 의한 장기간의 국소 치료효과 및 증상의 호전에 대한보고는 많다. 그러나 수술전후의 방사선 요법과 수술을 병행한 직장암 환자에서의 치료후의 재발은 외과적 치료가 대부분에서 불가능하여 외부 방사선 요법, 화학요법 등이 증상판화의 목적으로 사용되어 왔으나 강내 조사의 보고는 거의 없다. 영남대학교 치료방사선과에서는 수술전 경사에서 수술 불가능으로 판명되어 수술전 방사선 치료를 받은 후 개복 하였으나 절제가 불가능하였던 환자에서 발생한 누도(fistula tract)를 따라 재발된 직장암 환자에서 강내 치료를 실시하여 매우 빠른 증세의 호전을 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.257-263
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• 2022

방사선 근접치료에서 잘못된 선원의 위치는 정상조직에 불필요한 선량을 조사하게 되므로, 정도관리 항목에서 방사선원의 위치를 검증하는 것은 필수적이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 디지털 line 선량계의 기초 연구로써 polycrystalline mercury (II) iodide (HgI₂)기반의 unit cell 선량계를 제작하고 실리콘다이오드와 재현성, 선형성, 거리의존성에 대한 성능을 비교하였다. 그 결과 재현성은 relative standard deviation (RSD)이 1.21%로 RSD 평가 기준 1.5% 이내를 만족하였다. 선형성 평가는 선형계수 R²가 0.9997로 우수한 결과를 보였다. 거리 의존성은 inverse square value와 비교하였을 때, intensity 50%는 0.035 cm의 차이를 보이며 전체적으로 유사한 경향을 보였다. 본 연구는 HgI₂ 선량계의 성능 평가함으로써 근접치료 정도관리를 위한 디지털 선량계의 적용 가능성을 제시하고 있으며, 본 연구에 대한 결과는 광도전체 물질의 선량계로써의 특성분석에 대한 연구로, 방사선 및 검출기에 대한 모든 분야의 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권15호
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• pp.6115-6120
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• 2014

Background: To compare the KKU-model rectal tube (KKU-tube) and the conventional rectal tube (CRT) for checking rectal doses during high-dose-rate intracavitary brachytherapy (HDR-ICBT) of cervical cancer. Materials and Methods: Between February 2010 and January 2011, thirty -two patients with cervical cancer were enrolled and treated with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT). The KKU-tube and CRT were applied intrarectally in the same patients at alternate sessions as references for calculation of rectal doses during ICBT. The gold standard references of rectum anatomical markers which are most proximal to radiation sources were anterior rectal walls (ARW) adjacent to the uterine cervix demonstrated by barium sulfate suspension enema. The calculated rectal doses derived from actual anterior rectal walls, CRT and the anterior surfaces of the KKU-tubes were compared by using the paired t-test. The pain caused by insertion of each type of rectal tube was assessed by the visual analogue scale (VAS). Results: The mean dose of CRT was lower than the mean dose of ARW ($Dmean_0-Dmean_1$) by $80.55{\pm}47.33cGy$ (p-value <0.05). The mean dose of the KKU-tube was lower than the mean dose of ARW ($Dmean_0-Dmean_2$) by $30.82{\pm}24.20cGy$ (p-value <0.05). The mean dose difference [($Dmean_0-Dmean_1$)-($Dmean_0-Dmean_2$)] was $49.72{\pm}51.60cGy$, which was statistically significant between 42.32 cGy -57.13 cGy with the t-value of 13.24 (p-value <0.05). The maximum rectal dose by using CRT was higher than the KKU-tube as much as 75.26 cGy and statistically significant with the t-score of 7.55 (p-value <0.05). The mean doses at the anterior rectal wall while using the CRTs and the KKU-tubes were not significantly different (p-value=0.09). The mean pain score during insertion of the CRT was significantly higher than the KKU-tube by a t-score of 6.15 (p-value <0.05) Conclusions: The KKU-model rectal tube was found to be an easily producible, applicable and reliable instrument as a reference for evaluating the rectal dose during ICBT of cervical cancer without negative effects on the patients.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.95-102
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• 2001

방사선치료용 고 에너지 전자선의 조직내 선량분포는 매우 다양하게 나타나고 있으며 조직내에서 일정 깊이까지만 선량이 집중적으로 부여되고 그 이후에는 선량이 급감하는 특징으로 인하여 피부 및 피부에서 깊지않은 종양과 구강, 질강 등 강내조사에 존재하는 종양치료에 널리 이용되고 있다. 하지만 의료용 선형가속기에는 강내조사용 조사통(cone)이 제공되지 않고 있다. 본 실험은 2.5, 3.0, 3.5 cm ø 크기의 강내조사용 소조사면 조사통을 수직형과 30$^{\circ}$ 경사형으로 6가지를 직접 제작하여 에너지별, 조사통 크기별로 조직내 선량분포 특성을 실험하여 임상적 선량계획에 필요한 자료를 제공하는데 목적을 두고 실험하였다. 심부선량은 조사통 크기, 에너지 크기, 조사통 각도에 따라 다르게 나타나고 있으며 유효선량 깊이는 전자선 에너지 및 조사통이 커질수록 약간 증가하였고, X선 오염정도는 1.2% 이하로 나타났으며, 출력흡수선량율은 약 15-86 %로 나타났다. 고 에너지 전자선은 강내치료에 매우 유용하게 이용될 수 있으며, 조직내 선량분포 특성이 매우 다양한 양상을 나타내고 있음을 확인하였고 이러한 결과를 자료화하여 임상적 치료와 새로운 선량분포 모형 연구에 필요한 자료를 제공할 수 있으리라 생각한다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.103-109
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• 1983

47 out of 56 cases of intact uterine cervix cancer treated by radiation at the Hanyang University Hospital were followed 18 months or more after treatment. (7 patients died before 18 months, 2 cases lost to follow-up). Age distribution reveal 5 cases in 30's, 18 cases in 40's, 17 cases in 50's, 7 cases in 60's. Histologically, all cases were squamous cell type except one case of adenocarcinoma. 1. 45 cases were treated by combined external Co-60 irradiation and intracavitary irradiation by Cs-137 small sources. 1 case was treated by external irradiation only, and 1 case by intracavitary only. 2. Rectal injuries were observed in 13 cased (27.6%), 4 cases in Grade 1, 8 cased in Grade 2 and 1 cases in Grade 3 which needed surgical management. 3. Average intervals of rectal injury following treatment was 9.2 months varying from 5 to 15 months. 4. Relation between rectal injury and point A dose reveal 6 cases between 7000-7999 rad and 6 cases between 8000-8999 rad and 1 case above 9000 rad. Even though there is no direct relation between point A dose and rectal injury, it is expected that rectal injury increases as point A dose increase. 5. In the normal condition, rectal injury can't be attributed to one major cause. Radiation dose, small source distribution, general condition of patients, local anatomy of the individual patient, history of PID and previous surgery, all play complex roles.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2013

Purpose: To describe chronic rectal mucosal damage after pelvic radiotherapy (RT) for cervical cancer and correlate these findings with clinical symptoms and radiation dose. Materials and Methods: Thirty-two patients who underwent pelvic RT were diagnosed with radiation-induced proctitis based on endoscopy findings. The median follow-up period was 35 months after external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) and intracavitary radiotherapy (ICR). The Vienna Rectoscopy Score (VRS) was used to describe the endoscopic findings and compared to the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)/Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) morbidity score and the dosimetric parameters of RT (the ratio of rectal dose calculated at the rectal point [RP] to the prescribed dose, biologically effective dose [BED] at the RP in the ICR and EBRT plans, ${\alpha}/{\beta}$ = 3). Results: Rectal symptoms were noted in 28 patients (rectal bleeding in 21 patients, bowel habit changes in 6, mucosal stools in 1), and 4 patients had no symptoms. Endoscopic findings included telangiectasia in 18 patients, congested mucosa in 20, ulceration in 5, and stricture in 1. The RP ratio, $BED_{ICR}$, $BED_{ICR+EBRT}$ was significantly associated with the VRS (RP ratio, median 76.5%; $BED_{ICR}$, median 37.1 $Gy_3$; $BED_{ICR+EBRT}$, median 102.5 $Gy_3$; p < 0.001). The VRS was significantly associated with the EORTC/RTOG score (p = 0.038). Conclusion: The most prevalent endoscopic findings of RT-induced proctitis were telangiectasia and congested mucosa. The VRS was significantly associated with the EORTC/RTOG score and RP radiation dose.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권11호
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• pp.6513-6518
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• 2013

Background: To evaluate the treatment outcome and major late complications of all patients with recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) in Hospital Kuala Lumpur. Materials and Methods: This retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Hospital Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. All patients with histologically confirmed recurrent NPC in the absence of distant metastasis treated in the period 1997-2010 were included in this study. These patients were treated with ICBT alone or in combination with external beam radiotherapy (EBRT). Treatment outcomes measured were local recurrence free survival (LRFS), disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: Thirty three patients were eligible for this study. The median age at recurrence was 56 years with a median time to initial local recurrence of 27 months. Majority of patients were staged as rT1-2 (94%) or rN0 (82%). The proportion of patients categorised as stage III-IV at first local recurrence was only 9%. Twenty one patients received a combination of ICBT and external beam radiotherapy while 12 patients were treated with ICBT alone. Median interval of recurrence post re-irradiation was 32 months (range: 4-110 months). The median LRFS, DFS and OS were 30 months, 29 months and 36 months respectively. The 5 year LRFS, DFS and OS were 44.7%, 38.8% and 28.1% respectively. The N stage at recurrence was found to be a significant prognostic factor for LRFS and DFS after multivariate analysis. Major late complications occurred in 34.9% of our patients. Conclusions: Our study shows ICBT was associated with a reasonable long term outcome in salvaging recurrent NPC although major complications remained a significant problem. The N stage at recurrence was a significant prognostic factor for both LRFS and DFS.