With vaginal cuff brachytherapy, do you treat to active or treatment length?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
There is no consensus what length to treat. The data for 2 to 5 cm appears to have similar outcomes. We treat 3 cm length so we have 7 dwell positions but as the rectovaginal septum thins out in the mid and lower vagina, the depth of prescription of 5 mm is usually in upper 2 cm or so only. Beyond t...