Clinical evaluation of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancers

SA Bhide, KL Newbold, KJ Harrington… - The British journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Radiotherapy and surgery are the principal curative modalities in treatment of head and
neck cancer. Conventional two-dimensional and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy …

Efficacy of intensity-modulated radiotherapy combined with chemotherapy or surgery in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head-and-neck

H Yang, LQ Diao, M Shi, R Ma, JH Wang… - … : Targets and Therapy, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives Long-term locoregional control following intensity-modulated radiotherapy
(IMRT) for locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head-and-neck (SCCHN) …

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy in advanced head and neck patients treated with intensive chemoradiotherapy: preliminary experience and future directions

MT Milano, EE Vokes, J Kao… - International …, 2006 - spandidos-publications.com
We review our recent experience with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and
conventional three-dimensional radiation therapy (C3DRT) in advanced head and neck …

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: results of the prospective study GORTEC 2004–03

I Toledano, P Graff, A Serre, P Boisselier… - Radiotherapy and …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In 2003, the French Authority for Health (HAS)
recommended the use of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) in prospective trial before …

Radiation oncology—new approaches in squamous cell cancer of the head and neck

DN Margalit, JD Schoenfeld… - Hematology/Oncology …, 2015 - hemonc.theclinics.com
The field of radiation therapy for squamous cell cancer of the head and neck (SCCHN) has
been transformed over the past decade, but the basic elements of radiotherapy remain the …

Comparative study of four advanced 3d-conformal radiation therapy treatment planning techniques for head and neck cancer

MY Herrassi, F Bentayeb… - Journal of medical physics, 2013 - journals.lww.com
For the head-and-neck cancer bilateral irradiation, intensity-modulated radiation therapy
(IMRT) is the most reported technique as it enables both target dose coverage and organ-at …

Prospective randomized controlled trial to compare 3‐dimensional conformal radiotherapy to intensity‐modulated radiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell …

S Ghosh–Laskar, PH Yathiraj, D Dutta… - Head & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Grade≥ 2 acute xerostomia between 3D conformal radiotherapy (RT) and
intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) was evaluated in patients with head and neck …

Comparison of failure patterns between conventional and intensity-modulated radiotherapy for stage III and IV head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

JH Song, BK Jeong, HS Choi, H Jeong… - Anticancer …, 2015 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Background: We compared the patterns of failure between 3-dimensional radiotherapy (3D-
RT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for head and neck squamous cell …

Intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus conventional and 3D conformal radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer: is there a worthwhile quality of life gain?

S Tribius, C Bergelt - Cancer treatment reviews, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a technique that allows delivery
of lower doses of radiation to normal tissue, while maintaining or increasing the tumour …

Intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

G Ozyigit, T Yang, KSC Chao - Current treatment options in oncology, 2004 - Springer
Opinion statement Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) involves the delivery of
optimized nonuniform beam intensities to the patient. In the head and neck region, there are …