Point B in the treatment of carcinoma cervix receives the dose of:
Ans. is b, i.e. 6000cGyRef: Novak, 14th/ed, pi428; John Hopkins manual of obs and gynae 4th/ed, p554Two important points in the radiotherapy of cancer cervix are Point APoint BLocation2cm above and 2cm lateral to external os2cm above and 5cm lateral to external osStructure presentParacervical/ parametrial lymph nodeObturator lymph nodeDose of radiation7000-8000cGy4000-6000cGy
7000 cGy
6000 cGy
5000 cGy
10,000 cGy
Carcinoma Cervix