Predictors of toxicity after curative reirradiation with intensity modulated radiotherapy or proton therapy for recurrent head and neck carcinoma: new dose constraints for pharyngeal constrictors muscles and oral cavity

ConclusionOur analysis depicted an association between the dose to OAR and the risk of developing moderate to severe dysphagia and dysgeusia and proposed new dose constraints for PCM (36.7  Gy) and oral cavity (20.5 Gy).
Source: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research