Intensity-modulated radiation therapy in head and neck cancer: Prescribed dose, clinical challenges and results

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 392-398

  Martin, Etienne ^a   Deville, Coralie ^a   Bonnetain, Franck ^a   Bosset, Mathieu ^b   Créhange, Gilles ^a   Truc, Gilles ^a   Naudy, Suzanne ^a   Maingon, Philippe ^a  

^a CENTRE GEORGES FRANÇOIS LECLERC   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL JEAN MINJOZ   (France)

Author keywords

Dose constraints; Head and neck cancer; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Organs at risk; Parotid glands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTERIOR EYE CHAMBER; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; IRRADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; PARANASAL SINUS; PAROTID GLAND; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36749064404     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.10.045     Document Type: Article

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