PURPOSE: This article reports experiences with 3T magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)-guided brachytherapy (BT) for cervical cancer focusing on late side effects. METHODS: Between June 2012 and March 2017 a total of 257 uterovaginal BT administrations were performed in 61 consecutive patients with inoperable cervical cancer. All patients were treated with BT combined with external beam radiotherapy. RESULTS: The mean HR-CTV (high risk-clinical target volume) D90 was 87 ± 5.1 Gy equivalent dose corresponding to the conventional fractionation using 2 Gy per fraction (EQD2, range 70.7-97.9 Gy). The mean doses in OAR (organs at risk), namely rectum, sigmoid and bladder were D2 cm3rectum = 62.6 ± 6.9 Gy EQD2 (range 38.2-77.2 Gy), D2 cm3sigmoid = 66.2 ± 6.8 Gy EQD2 (43.2-78.6 Gy) and D2 cm3bladder = 75.1 ± 8.3 Gy EQD2 (58.2-92.6 Gy). There were no signs of late gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity in 49 patients, grade 3 toxicity was seen in 2 patients and grade 4 toxicity in 3 patients. There were no signs of late genitourinary (GU) toxicity in 41 patients, grade 3 toxicity was seen in 4 patients and no signs of grade 4 toxicity were seen. After the treatment, 60 patients (98.4%) achieved locoregional remission. In 54 patients (88.5%) the remission was complete, whereas in 6 patients (9.8%) remission was partial. CONCLUSION: The use of 3T MRI-guided BT leads to achievement of high rates of local control with limited late morbidity as demonstrated in this series of patients.

Department of Imaging Methods University Hospital in Pilsen alej Svobody 80 304 60 Pilsen Czech Republic

Department of Mathematics and Statistics Faculty of Science Masaryk University in Brno Kotlářská 2 611 37 Brno Czech Republic

Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy University Hospital in Pilsen alej Svobody 80 304 60 Pilsen Czech Republic

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