Which nasopharyngeal cancer patients need adaptive radiotherapy?

201829 citationsJournal Articlegold Open Access

Authors

Yuchang Hu · Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Kuo‐Wang Tsai · National Pingtung University

Ching‐Chih Lee · Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Nan‐Jing Peng · Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Ju-Chun Chien · Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Hsin‐Hui Tseng · Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital

Po-Chun Chen

Abstract

ART could significantly reduce the mean dose to the ipsilateral parotid gland. ART has dosimetrical benefit for patients with a heavy initial weight, large BMI, obvious weight loss, concurrent chemoradiotherapy, and cancer in stages III-IV.

Topics & Keywords

Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Head and Neck Cancer Studies Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Cancer

Volume 18, Issue 1, pp. 1234-1234

DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-5159-y

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