A method of measuring dose rate on the anterior rectal wall of patients undergoing intracavitary treatment for uterine cancer is described. A scintillation probe with a sodium iodide crystal with suitable instrumentation, allowing the direct reading of the gamma dose rate, is employed. No positive correlation between high dose and rectal reaction was observed in measurements of 169 cases. (auth)
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Strickland et al. (1961) studied this question.