Open AccessGastrointestinal Tract Reaction to Radiation Therapy in Cancer of the Cervix Measured by the Vitamin A Absorption Test
Author(s) -
Bergsjø Per
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347309158491
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , cervix , absorption (acoustics) , radium , cancer , gastrointestinal tract , vitamin , nuclear medicine , gastroenterology , surgery , radiochemistry , physics , acoustics , chemistry
. In an unselected group of 51 patients with carcinoma of the uterine cervix stage II vitamin A absorption tests were performed before treatment and at intervals during radiation treatment. All the patients received a combination of external fractionated betatron treatments to external pelvic fields and local radium applications by a modified Paris technique. The results show a reduced absorption of vitamin A during radiotherapy, with large individual variations but no apparent progression with increasing radiation dosage.