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What dose and OAR constraints do you use for boost with IMRT or SBRT when a patient with cancer of the cervix is not a candidate for brachytherapy?

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Radiation Oncology · UAB Department of Radiation Oncology

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy plus brachytherapy boost (intracavitary or interstitial) is the standard of care in patients with locally advanced cervical cancer. In light of published data suggesting inferior survival if brachytherapy is omitted from definitive treatment, we do not recommend utilizin...

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