The therapeutic index of highly conformal radiotherapy (RT) depends on adequate selection
and delineation of the gross tumor volumes, the clinical target volumes, and the tissues and …

Improving the conformity of the radiation dose to targets in the head and neck promises
reduced toxicity and, in some cases, potentially improved local-regional tumor control …

The greatest challenge for radiation therapy is to attain the highest probability of cure with
the least morbidity. Implementation of conformal radiotherapy techniques offers the …

Implementation of three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) and intensity
modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), which permits far greater control of dose distribution …

PURPOSE: To review the University of California-San Francisco (UCSF) experience of using
intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to treat head-and-neck cancer focusing on the …

Background The impact of primary tumor volume (pTV) on local control after definitive
radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is unclear …

Purpose: To analyze the patterns of local-regional recurrence in patients with head and neck
cancer treated with parotid-sparing conformal and segmental intensity-modulated …

Aims and background We designed a comparative planning study aimed at quantifying the
advantages of intensity-modu-lated radiotherapy (IMRT) over the conventional 3-field …

Delineation of the targets for intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) of the head and
neck is a crucial step in treatment planning, determining the risks of marginal or out-of-field …

PURPOSE: To determine the outcome of patients treated with intensity-modulated
radiotherapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We reviewed …