Differences between planned and delivered dose for head and neck cancer, and their consequences for normal tissue complication probability and treatment adaptation.

CONCLUSION: To identify patients accurately for ART, NTCP calculations based on the dose differences between planned and delivered dose at fraction 10 are superior to clinical judgement. PMID: 31431381 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - August 16, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Heukelom J, Kantor ME, Mohamed ASR, Elhalawani H, Kocak-Uzel E, Lin T, Yang J, Aristophanous M, Rasch CR, Fuller CD, Sonke JJ Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research