Monte carlo study of organ doses and related risk for cancer in Tanzania from scattered photons in cervical radiation treatment involving Co-60 source

The risk of radiation-induced secondary cancer after patients with primary cancer undergo radiation treatment has been widely reported by various investigations [1 –5]. This is a well-known problem, and related studies have focused on successfully using of new procedures and modalities for treating tumours, such as intensity-modulated x-ray therapy (IMRT) and 3D-conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT); however, these procedures can potentially increase the risk of secondary cancer [6]. Lee et al. [5] indicated that radiation-induced secondary malignancy of 88.6 per 100,000 population for stomach is obtained after cervical cancer (CxCa) brachytherapy (BT).
Source: Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics - Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Original paper Source Type: research