Does 5 + 5 Equal Better Radiation Treatment Plans in Head and Neck Cancers?

Does 5 + 5 Equal Better Radiation Treatment Plans in Head and Neck Cancers?

Purpose: Accurate contouring in head and neck cancer (HNC) is critical. International consensus guidelines recommend the 5 + 5 mm rule for expansions around the primary tumor, wherein high- and low-dose clinical target volumes (CTV-P1 and CTV-P2, respectively) are created using successive 5 mm expan...

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Main Authors: Mark T. Corkum, MD, MSc, Sylvia Mitchell, MRT(T), Varagur Venkatesan, MBBS, Nancy Read, MD, Andrew Warner, MSc, David A. Palma, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109419300624

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