LA PLACE DE L'IRRADIATION PAR BETATRON DANS LE TRAITEMENT DES CANCERS DU RECTUM

Abstract

Treatment of 103 rectal tumours and 3 tumours of the anal canal with the betatron (35 MeV) is described. Patients were divided into categories according to operability, the type of operation performed, and the irradiation schedule. The authors concluded that postoperative irradiation is indicated after anterior resection and abdominoperineal resection when the lymph nodes are invaded, and that, when the tumour is inoperable, irradiation gives palliative results, satisfactory in that mean survival is prolonged, and the patient's way of life is improved.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe