Risk of temporal lobe necrosis between proton beam and volumetric modulated arc therapies in patients with different head and neck cancers

Risk of temporal lobe necrosis between proton beam and volumetric modulated arc therapies in patients with different head and neck cancers

Abstract Background To investigate the frequency of temporal lobe necrosis (TLN) soon after radiotherapy (RT) and identify differences among patients with various types of head and neck cancer (HNC) and between different RT methods. Methods We retrospectively reviewed 483 patients with HNC who had c...

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Main Authors: Chi-Hung Liu, Chien-Yu Lin, Bing-Shen Huang, Yi-Chia Wei, Ting-Yu Chang, Chih-Hua Yeh, Pi-Shan Sung, Jian-Lin Jiang, Li-Ying Lin, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Kang-Hsing Fan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Temporal lobe necrosis
Head and neck cancer
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Radiation therapy
Proton therapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-023-02344-y

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