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Table 2 Radiation treatment

From: Routine management of locally advanced cervical cancer with concurrent radiation and cisplatin. Five-year results

 

Number (%)

External beam radiation*

293 (99.6%)

External beam radiotherapy + brachytherapy**

282 (96%)

Mean dose external beam (Gy)

50.45 (50–64)

Mean dose point A (Gy)

81.3 (80.8–90.4)

Overall treatment time (days)

53 (40–82)

  1. *One patient received only 16 Gy of external radiation prior to abandoning treatment; **11 cases did not complete brachytherapy due to technical reasons related with persistent voluminous disease.