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Preliminary results of intracavitary treatment with different ratios of 252Cf and 226Ra in IIb stage cervical carcinoma are presented. The group of 75 women was divided into four subgroups: 1) 20 patients treated with conventional radiotherapy, 2) 20 patients treated with 252Cf of 41 Gy-eq in point A supplemented by 40 Gy of 226Ra, 3) 20 patients treated with 41 Gy-eq of 252Cf in point A supplemented by 15 Gy of 226Ra, 4) 15 patient treated with 56 Gy-eq of 252Cf only. The 252Cf sources were administered during the first week of therapy and the 226Ra sources within the period of maximal tumor reoxygenation. A 20 MeV X-ray beam was used for external irradiation to a dose 40 Gy.
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Tačev, T. et al. (1997). The Relationship of 252Cf and226Ra Radiation Doses and the Reoxygenation to Regression of the Cervix Uteri Tumor. In: Wierzbicki, J.G. (eds) Californium-252 Isotope for 21st Century Radiotherapy. NATO ASI Series, vol 29. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5766-7_5
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