Extracorporeal Irradiation with Limb Salvage Surgery on Femur Osteosarcoma at Dr Kariadi Hospital Semarang

Abstract

This study aims to determine the procedures, techniques, reasons and evaluation of extracorporeal bone irradiation (ECI) technique with limb salvage surgery (LSS) action on femur osteosarcoma that has been done in Radiotherapy unit of Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang. This technique is very rare and for the first time done in Dr. Kariadi Hospital Semarang. The results showed that the ECI technique with the LSS action on the osteosarcoma femur includes the process of bone removal, wrapping, transport, handover, simulator, single dose 50 Gy, 2D TPS technique, irradiation, and bone organ resubmission. Reason for choosing this technique is to save the femur. The evaluation is carried out in stages to monitor the progress of the wound and also the clinical progress after ECI