How do you address extended break from EBRT during cervical cancer treatment?
Do you increase EBRT or brachy dose by a certain amount based on interval?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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EMBRACE data suggest HRCTV dose needs to be increased by 5 Gy for each week delay beyond 50 days to counter the downside of delay. We try to do that using hybrid applicator but total dose is still limited by OAR dose and we try to push as much as we can. (HRCTV to 90-95 Gy)
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