Impact of schedule duration on head and neck radiotherapy: accelerated tumor repopulation versus compensatory mucosal proliferation.

PURPOSE: To determine how modelled maximum tumor control rates, achievable without exceeding mucositis tolerance (tcp(max-early)) vary with schedule duration for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). METHODS AND MATERIALS: Using maximum-likelihood techniques, we have fitted a range of tcp...

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Main Authors: Fenwick, J, Pardo-Montero, J, Nahum, A, Malik, Z
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012