Influence of peripheral blood hemoglobin on the result of radiotherapy for middle-advanced cervical carcinoma

Objective To determine the influence of peripheral blood hemoglobin on the radiotherapy results of middle advanced cervical carcinoma. Methods From January to December 1997, 335 patients with middle advanced cervical carcinoma underwent radiation therapy. They received external beam radiotherapy with 6 or 8 MV X ray 30Gy/15 fractions to pelvic field and 20Gy/10 fractions to four fields of pelvis. At the same time, they also received afterloading radiotherapy with 192 Ir (35～45)Gy/(5～7) fractio...