[HTML][HTML] Radiation therapy in head and neck cancer

AF Alfouzan - Saudi medical journal, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review summarizes the beginning of radiotherapy, techniques of modern radiation
therapy with different types, toxicities induced by radiotherapy and their management. Head …

The treatment outcome and radiation‐induced toxicity for patients with head and neck carcinoma in the IMRT era: a systematic review with dosimetric and clinical …

V Kouloulias, S Thalassinou, K Platoni… - BioMed research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A descriptive analysis was made in terms of the related radiation induced acute and late
mucositis and xerostomia along with survival and tumor control rates (significance level at …

The impact of margin reduction on outcome and toxicity in head and neck cancer patients treated with image-guided volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT)

A Navran, W Heemsbergen, T Janssen… - Radiotherapy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background and purpose In recent decades, outcomes of patients with head and neck
cancer (HNC) have improved as a result of implementing several strategies, such as …

SPECT/CT-guided elective nodal irradiation for head and neck cancer is oncologically safe and less toxic: A potentially practice-changing approach

PD de Veij Mestdagh, I Walraven, WV Vogel… - Radiotherapy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background and purpose Bilateral elective nodal irradiation (ENI) remains the standard
treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Unilateral ENI could …

Salivary gland transfer to prevent radiation-induced xerostomia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AJ Sood, NF Fox, BP O'Connell, TL Lovelace… - Oral oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Salivary gland transfer (SGT) has the potential to prevent radiation-induced xerostomia. We
attempt to analyze the efficacy of SGT in prevention of xerostomia and maintenance of …

Patterns of dysphagia and acute toxicities in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing helical IMRT±concurrent chemotherapy

LB Moroney, J Helios, EC Ward, J Crombie… - Oral oncology, 2017 - Elsevier
Background There is limited prospective data reporting the extent of treatment related
toxicities associated with helical Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (H-IMRT) for head and …

Volumetric-modulated arc therapy (VMAT) for whole brain radiotherapy: not only for hippocampal sparing, but also for reduction of dose to organs at risk

S Sood, D Pokhrel, C McClinton, C Lominska… - Medical …, 2017 - Elsevier
A prospective clinical trial, Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 0933, has
demonstrated that whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) using conformal radiation delivery …

[HTML][HTML] Toxicity profile of IMRT vs. 3D-CRT in head and neck cancer: A retrospective study

G Ghosh, R Tallari, A Malviya - Journal of clinical and diagnostic …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Aim This retrospective study was to compare toxicity profile of IMRT with Three Dimensional
Conformal Radiotherapy (3D CRT) in head and neck cancer. Materials and Methods Total of …

Does intensity-modulated radiation therapy lower the risk of osteoradionecrosis of the jaw? A long-term comparative analysis

R Willaert, D Nevens, A Laenen, M Batstone… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of different radiation techniques on the long-
term incidence of osteoradionecrosis in head and neck cancer. Risk factors and the …

Locoregional control and toxicity in head and neck carcinoma patients following helical Tomotherapy-delivered intensity-modulated radiation therapy compared with …

O Santa Cruz, P Tsoutsou, C Castella, K Khanfir… - Oncology, 2018 - karger.com
Objectives: To assess the feasibility and efficacy of intensity-modulated radiation
implemented with helical tomotherapy image-guided with daily megavoltage computed …