The success of highly conformal radiotherapy techniques in the sparing of normal tissues or
in dose escalation, or both, relies heavily on excellent imaging. Because of its superior soft …

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is the sixth most common cancer
worldwide. The main risk factors for cancers of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx, and …

Purpose To determine if acute symptoms during definitive radiotherapy (RT) or
chemoradiation (CHRT) are prognostic factors for late dysphagia in head and neck cancer …

Simple Summary Complete removal of the larynx (total laryngectomy) offers a curative
approach for advanced laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer. If the operation is performed after …

The skin tissue has the largest area in the human body and functions as both a barrier and a
defender. As such, it tends to be the first tissue to be damaged. Advances in medical …

Background and purpose A multi-center prospective randomized clinical trial has been
performed investigating whether a reduction of the dose to the elective nodal sites in head …

Patients with human papillomavirus‐(HPV‐) related oropharyngeal squamous cell
carcinoma (OPSCC) have a better prognosis than HPV‐negative OPSCC when treated with …

Background The purpose of this study was to report the long‐term outcome of 18F‐
fluorodeoxyglucose‐positron emission tomography (18F‐FDG‐PET)‐guided dose painting …

Background Chronic radiation-associated dysphagia (C-RAD) is considered to be one of the
most severe functional impairments in head and neck cancer survivors treated with radiation …

Background and purpose A multicenter prospective randomized controlled trial was
performed to investigate whether dose reduction to the elective nodal volume (PTVelect) in …