The role of the soft palate dose regarding normal tissue toxicities in older adults with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive radiotherapy

The role of the soft palate dose regarding normal tissue toxicities in older adults with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive radiotherapy

Abstract Purpose The number of older adults with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is continuously increasing. Older HNSCC patients may be more vulnerable to radiotherapy-related toxicities, so that extrapolation of available normal tissue complication probability (NTCP) models to this p...

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Main Authors: Helena C. Bitz, Ilias Sachpazidis, Jiadai Zou, Daniel Schnell, Dimos Baltas, Anca-Ligia Grosu, Nils H. Nicolay, Alexander Rühle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Normal tissue complication probability
NTCP
Chemoradiation
HNSCC
Xerostomia
Dysgeusia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-024-02426-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-024-02426-5

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