Clinical outcomes of definitive intensity-modulated radiation therapy with fluorodeoxyglucose–positron emission tomography simulation in patients with locally …

EA Kidd, BA Siegel, F Dehdashti, JS Rader… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the toxicity and clinical outcomes for cervical
cancer patients treated definitively with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
compared with non-IMRT treatment. METHODS AND MATERIALS: This prospective cohort
study included 452 patients with newly diagnosed cervical cancer treated with curative intent
(135 IMRT and 317 non-IMRT). Treatment involved external irradiation and brachytherapy,
and 85% of patients received concurrent chemotherapy. All IMRT patients underwent an F …