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S A Bhide1, K L Newbold, K J Harrington, C M Nutting.
Abstract
Radiotherapy and surgery are the principal curative modalities in treatment of head and neck cancer. Conventional two-dimensional and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy result in significant side effects and altered quality of life. Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can spare the normal tissues, while delivering a curative dose to the tumour-bearing tissues. This article reviews the current role of IMRT in head and neck cancer from the point of view of normal tissue sparing, and also reviews the current published literature by individual head and neck cancer subsites. In addition, we briefly discuss the role of image guidance in head and neck IMRT, and future directions in this area.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22556403 PMCID: PMC3479880 DOI: 10.1259/bjr/85942136
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Radiol ISSN: 0007-1285 Impact factor: 3.039