[The new development of an afterloading applicator for the primary treatment of endometrial carcinoma. The first clinical empirical report]. / Neuentwicklung eines Afterloading-Applikators zur primären Behandlung des Endometriumkarzinoms. Erster klinischer Erfahrungsbericht.

Presented is a new afterloading applicator used for primary brachytherapy of endometrial cancer. The advantages: The afterloading applicator holds six afterloading tubes which bundled together in a cover. After the cover is pulled back, the individual tubes expand as a result of the sleeve shape and of the inherent stress of the plastic material used and make direct contact with the endometrium and with the tumor. The applicator is 8 mm in diameter which means that the cervix has to be dilated to Hegar 8 or 9. Radiation planning is done on the basis of orthogonal localisation X rays or MR. The newly designed applicator can be used for both HDR and LDR afterloading procedures. We have clinical experiences in 42 applications.