The distance between abdominal skin and sacral promontory in cervical cancer patients is a useful marker for selecting patients who benefit from 4-field box irradiation technique by small bowel sparing

Takahiro Oike*, T. Ohno, S. E. Noda, H. Katoh, J. Saitoh, Y. Yoshimoto, N. Okonogi, T. Mizukami, Y. Suzuki, T. Takahashi, T. Nakano, M. Wakatsuki

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Abstract

Dose-volume analysis in 16 cervical cancer patients demonstrated the high-dose volume in the small bowel was significantly reduced by 4-field box technique if the distance between abdominal skin and sacral promontory was 10 cm or more.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)904-908
Number of pages5
JournalJapanese Journal of Clinical Radiology
Volume55
Issue number7
StatePublished - 2010/07

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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