DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Pelvic irradiation
Radiation therapy
Radiation therapy, radiation oncology, or radiotherapy, sometimes abbreviated to XRT, is the medical use of ionizing radiation, generally as part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells. Radiation therapy is commonly applied to the cancerous tumor because of its ability to control cell growth. Ionizing radiation works by damaging the DNA of exposed tissue, furthermore, it is believed that cancerous cells may be more susceptible to death by this process as many have turned off their DNA repair machinery during the process of becoming cancerous...
Pelvic irradiation - List of case studies
- Rectal Carcinoma, Gastric Carcinoma, Metastases.
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on future decisions: a. previous surgery and pelvic irradiation may contribute to intestinal adhesions and obstructive events; ...
- Stage I Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
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data is lacking for early stage disease. Adjuvant irradiation increases the rate of pelvic local control but again does not increase overall survival. ...
- Treatments
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therapy Adjuvant hormonotherapy Adjuvant irradiation Adjuvant irradiation program Adjuvant medical treatment Adjuvant radiotherapy ... metastasis Emulsion Endo- prosthesis (pelvic joint) Endobronchial High Dose Rate (HDR) brachitherapy ...