J Korean Soc Ther Radiol.  1985 Dec;3(2):159-162.

Intracavitary Irradiation of Carcinoma of the Nasopharynx

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Korea.
  • 2Department of Therapeutic Radiology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.

Abstract

A simple intracavitary irradiation of carcinoma of the nasopharynx has been found useful as a supplementary radiation boost to the primary site, and as a method of re-rradiation for recurrence in the nasopharynx. Hopefully, local tumor control can be enhanced by employing this technique.

Keyword

Afterloading technique; Intracavitary radiation; Nasopharyngeal Ca

MeSH Terms

Nasopharynx*
Recurrence
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