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M L Meurk

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PubMed1993

The perineal field in the external irradiation of cancer of the prostate: a modified Regato technique. First Annual del Regato Distinguished Lecture.

(1) 50 consecutive patients with cancer of the prostate, stages A2 through C2 received external irradiation. The whole pelvis was treated using 4-MV photons, and a prostate boost was given through the perineum using a cesium-137 teletherapy unit. (2) The treatment technique was easily duplicated daily and was well tolerated. There were no grade 2, 3 or 4 complications. (3) Local control was excellent: 96% of all cases. (4) Disease-free survival was high. (5) Potency was maintained in the majority of this elderly population. Considering that American males have an increasing longevity and thus a greater likelihood of developing cancer of the prostate, external-beam radiation therapy should be utilized in the future even more so than today. We must continue to refine radiation therapy techniques in order to further increase disease-free survival and reduce radiation morbidity.

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PubMed1975

Relationship between RBE and depth dose for 23-MeV electrons.

A study comparing the RBE in depth of 23-MeV electrons was performed. A mouse sarcoma (KHT) maintained by serial passage in the C3H/HeJ female mouse was irradiated. Under the 23-MeV electron beam at the 100-percent and 14-percent isodose positions and under the 60Co beam at the 100-percent isodose position. The data failed to demonstrate a difference in biological effectiveness for the 23-MeV electron beam comparing the 14-percent isodose to the 100-percent isodose position.

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