Abstract
To evaluate the efficacy of encapsulated {sup 241}Am in the treatment of primary gynecological malignancies and in previously irradiated patients with recurrent disease in the pelvis. Encapsulated {sup 241}Am primarily emits 60keV photons which are effectively shielded by thin layers of high atomic number materials. Dose distributions in water are similar to those produced by Cs-137 photons but with a half-value layer that is considerably less. Cases of 28 patients (12-primary, 16-recurrent) who have been treated with {sup 241}Am at the Yale University School of Medicine since 1986 were retrospectively reviewed. Data concerning dosimetry, disease site, prior treatment, recurrence, disease-free survival, overall survival, and complications were evaluated.
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