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Radiation Oncology • Gynecologic Cancers
What is your approach for, and in which situations would you use, an external boost in the management of gynecologic cancers?
If an external boost of a gyn primary is necessitated because of the target size or extensive involvement of a critical structure how would you approach this? Are there potential pitfalls for which you would caution?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
The most important and consistent indication for external boosts is in the treatment of regional disease. In nearly all cases where there is evidence or suspicions of gross nodal involvement, we treat the sites of gross disease to at least 60 Gy, while areas of microscopic disease typically receive ...
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