The definition of tumor involved volumes in patients with head and neck cancer poses great
challenges with the increasing use of highly conformal radiotherapy techniques eg …

Radiation therapy (RT) has a prominent role in the treatment of locally advanced head and
neck cancer. Image and biologically guided intensity modulated RT are becoming …

Sophisticated imaging methods, such as computed tomography, magnetic resonance
imaging and positron emission tomography, play an increasingly important role in the …

Over the last few decades, significant improvements have been made in the radiotherapy
(RT) treatment of head and neck malignancies. The progressive introduction of intensity …

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma represents an ideal model to investigate the
application of recent advances in medical imaging to radiotherapy planning. Tumours …

Advances in diagnostic imaging create opportunities for improved therapeutic targeting of
cancer but conceptual thinking about radiotherapy target volume definition and dose …

This article describes the determination and the delineation of the target volumes for head-
and-neck cancers treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). The delineation of …

Imaging has always played an important role in pretherapy assessment of head and neck
cancer providing crucial information on the anatomic extent of primary tumors, lymph nodal …

The accurate staging of head and neck cancer is vital to direct appropriate management
strategies and to deliver the best radiation therapy and surgery. Initial challenges in head …

Functional imaging and its application to radiotherapy (RT) is a rapidly expanding field with
new modalities and techniques constantly developing and evolving. As technologies …