Busch M, Burmester U, Matthaei D, Meden H, Dühmke E, Kuhn K
Klinik und Poliklinik für Strahlentherapie, Universität Göttingen.
Strahlenther Onkol. 1991 Sep;167(9):514-8.
Advantages of new flexible intracervical applicators treating cervical cancer with high dose rate afterloading brachytherapy are reported: The insertion of the flexible applicator is usually possible without anesthesia and dilation of the cervix. Therefore the treatment can be performed on an outpatient basis. The risks of perforation and infection are minimal. Dosimetry and documentation of the applicator geometry are possible, if the planning system allows the definition of individual curves of an individual applicator. We now prefer flexible applicators instead of rigid steel applicators treating cervix carcinoma.
据报道，新型可弯曲宫颈施源器在高剂量率后装近距离放射治疗宫颈癌方面具有优势：通常无需麻醉和宫颈扩张即可插入可弯曲施源器。因此，治疗可在门诊进行。穿孔和感染风险极小。如果计划系统允许定义单个施源器的个体曲线，则可以进行施源器几何形状的剂量测定和记录。我们现在更倾向于使用可弯曲施源器而非刚性钢质施源器来治疗宫颈癌。
