Outcomes of Major Salivary Gland Tumors Treated with Proton Beam Radiation Therapy

Proton beam radiation therapy has dosimetric advantages compared to photon radiation therapy for the treatment of major salivary gland tumors (MSGTs), due to the typically unilateral pattern of disease spread requiring only ipsilateral irradiation. However, clinical data on treatment outcomes and the potentially reduced toxicity with proton beam therapy is lacking.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Non-squamous Cell Malignancies of the Head and Neck: thyroid, sarcomas, skin cancers, salivary gland and sinus cancers Source Type: research