[Intensity modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancers: Ethics and patients selection.]

CONCLUSION: To help in the choice of the patients receiving an IMRT in a crisis situation, we proposed a hierarchical organization of selection criteria: complex volumes close to critical organs at risk, localization with high risk of xerostomia, long life expectancy and postoperative delay constraints.
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Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - December 3, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Renard-Oldrini S, Zielinski A, Mecellem H, Graff P, Marchesi V, Peiffert D Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research