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Randomized Controlled Trial
Hypoxic versus normoxic external-beam irradiation of cervical carcinoma combined with californium-252 neutron brachytherapy. Comparative treatment results of a 5-year randomized study.
The article focuses on the treatment and protective effects of hypoxyradiotherapy during external-beam irradiation of cervical carcinoma, including paraaortic lymph nodes, combining radiotherapy with californium-252 ((252)Cf) neutron brachytherapy. An analysis of treatment results, early and late side effects and complications is presented. ⋯ The importance of the protective effects of hypoxyradiotherapy for dose escalation in external-beam irradiation of cervical carcinoma, including paraaortic lymph nodes, with regard to an improvement of the cure rates of metastases in paraaortic lymph nodes has been confirmed.