Current progress in adaptive radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

David L. Schwartz

doi:10.1007/s11912-012-0221-4

Current progress in adaptive radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

David L. Schwartz

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Abstract

Head and neck intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) remains toxic, and cannot compensate for anatomic changes or tumor response that occur during treatment. Adaptive radiotherapy (ART) is a novel approach to correct for variations in geometry of tumor and bystander anatomy with repeated imaging-based modification of treatment delivery. Technical limitations have hampered introduction of ART into routine practice. This review summarizes investigationalchallenges impacting development of head and neck ART, describes findings from early clinical testing of an automated ART platform, and highlights emerging directions of ongoing research.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	139-147
Number of pages	9
Journal	Current oncology reports
Volume	14
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11912-012-0221-4
State	Published - Apr 1 2012

Keywords

Adaptive radiotherapy
Clinical trial
Dosimetry
Head and neck cancer
IMRT
Image-guided

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Oncology

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