550 / 1068
2. HDR-EBT – Alternative to EBRT
Hesselager:
- Resectable rectal cancer (T1, T2, T3)
- 318 patients: preoperative HDR-EBT (4x 6,5 Gy)
surgery after 4 – 8 weeks
- Matching with Swedish Rectal Cancer Registry:
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318 patients SCRT: 5x 5 Gy EBRT
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318 patients surgery only
- Purpose: to compare immediate postoperative outcome after EBRT with outcome
after HDR-EBT
Hesselager et al. Color Dis. 2013;15(6):662–6.