Dysphagia and xerostomia are the main sequellae of chemoradiotherapy for head and neck
cancer, and the main factors in reducing long-term patient quality of life. IMRT uses …

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is the sixth most common cancer
worldwide. The main risk factors for cancers of the oral cavity, larynx, oropharynx, and …

In 2003, a panel of experts published a set of consensus guidelines for the delineation of the
neck node levels in node negative patients (Radiother Oncol, 69: 227–36, 2003). In 2006 …

Background and purpose In 2000, a panel of experts published a proposal for the selection
of lymph node target volumes for definitive head and neck radiation therapy (Radiother …

Background and purpose: The appropriate application of 3-D CRT and IMRT for HNSCC
requires a standardization of the procedures for the delineation of the target volumes. Over …

Purpose: To analyze the patterns of locoregional failure in patients with head-and-neck
cancer treated with inverse planning intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Methods and …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: In 2003, a panel of experts published a set of consensus
guidelines regarding the delineation of the neck node levels (Radiother Oncol, 2003; 69 …

Purpose: We investigated the factors that affect salivary function after head-and-neck
radiotherapy (RT), including parotid gland dose-volume effects, potential compensation by …

PURPOSE: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in the treatment of head-and-neck
(H&N) cancer provides the opportunity to diminish normal tissue toxicity profiles and thereby …

PURPOSE: Locoregional (LR) failures near the base of the skull, and their relationships to
the targets in the high neck, were examined in a series of patients who underwent intensity …