Parotid-sparing intensity modulated versus conventional radiotherapy in head and neck cancer (PARSPORT): a phase 3 multicentre randomised controlled trial

CM Nutting, JP Morden, KJ Harrington… - The lancet …, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background Xerostomia is the most common late side-effect of radiotherapy to the head and
neck. Compared with conventional radiotherapy, intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) …

[HTML][HTML] A review of Image Guided Radiation Therapy in head and neck cancer from 2009–2019–Best Practice Recommendations for RTTs in the Clinic

M Kearney, M Coffey, A Leong - Technical Innovations & Patient Support in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Radiation therapy (RT) is beneficial in Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) in both the definitive
and adjuvant setting. Highly complex and conformal planning techniques are becoming …

Very late xerostomia, dysphagia, and neck fibrosis after head and neck radiotherapy

M Baudelet, L Van den Steen, P Tomassen… - Head & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Acute and late toxicity after intensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for head
and neck cancer (HNC) impacts on patient quality of life; yet, very late toxicity data remain …

Is VMAT beneficial for patients undergoing radiotherapy to the head and neck?

J Osborn - Radiography, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Volumetric Intensity-Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) offers solutions to the time
consuming, higher monitor unit (MU) delivery of Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) …

[HTML][HTML] Large anatomical changes in head-and-neck cancers–A dosimetric comparison of online and offline adaptive proton therapy

M Bobić, A Lalonde, KP Nesteruk, H Lee… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose This work evaluates an online adaptive (OA) workflow for head-and-neck (H&N)
intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and compares it with full offline replanning (FOR) …

A retrospective study comparing the outcomes and toxicities of intensity-modulated radiotherapy versus two-dimensional conventional radiotherapy for the treatment of …

WZ Qiu, XS Peng, HQ Xia, PY Huang, X Guo… - Journal of cancer …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose To compare the clinical outcomes and toxicities of two-dimensional conventional
radiotherapy (2D-CRT) and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for the treatment of …

Residual deficits in quality of life one year after intensity-modulated radiotherapy for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer

S Tribius, M Raguse, C Voigt… - Strahlentherapie …, 2015 - search.proquest.com
Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC) undergo life-changing
treatments that can seriously affect quality of life (QoL). This prospective study examined the …

Dosimetric comparison for volumetric modulated arc therapy and intensitymodulated radiotherapy on the left-sided chest wall and internal mammary nodes irradiation …

Q Zhang, XL Yu, WG Hu, JY Chen, JZ Wang… - Radiology and …, 2015 - sciendo.com
Background. The aim of the study was to evaluate the dosimetric benefit of applying
volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) on the post-mastectomy left-sided breast cancer …

Elective neck dissection for salvage laryngectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Lin, SV Puram, MG Bulbul, RK Sethi, JW Rocco… - Oral oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Elective neck dissection (END) for salvage laryngectomy remains controversial
due to variability in reported occult nodal metastasis rates and postoperative complications …

[HTML][HTML] Planned dose of intensity modulated proton beam therapy versus volumetric modulated arch therapy to tooth-bearing regions

JM Alberga, J Meijer, GM Raghoebar, JA Langendijk… - Oral Oncology, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Intensity modulated proton beam therapy (IMPT) for head and neck cancer
offers dosimetric benefits for the organs at risk when compared to photon-based volumetric …