Image-guided IMRT 'cuts GI toxicity' in cervical cancer treatment
This trial result is the first to demonstrate the benefit of the advanced technology' for a gynaecological condition, oncologist says
For women undergoing adjuvant radiation after hysterectomy for cervical cancer, image-guided intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has similar oncological benefit as standard radiation therapy with less gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity, a study shows.
Indian researchers randomly allocated 283 women undergoing adjuvant radiotherapy for cervical cancer to image-guided IMRT or 3-D conformal radiation (3D-CRT).
The majority of women in both arms received concurrent chemotherapy and a brachytherapy boost following external