Radiation Oncology--New Approaches in Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck

Danielle N Margalit; Jonathon D Schoenfeld; Roy B Tishler

doi:10.1016/j.hoc.2015.07.008

Radiation Oncology--New Approaches in Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck

Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2015 Dec;29(6):1093-106. doi: 10.1016/j.hoc.2015.07.008.

Authors

Danielle N Margalit¹, Jonathon D Schoenfeld¹, Roy B Tishler²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: roy_tishler@dfci.harvard.edu.

PMID: 26568550
DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2015.07.008

Abstract

The many advances in radiotherapy for squamous cell cancer of the head and neck described in this article will have significant effects on the ultimate outcomes of patients who receive this treatment. The technological and clinical advances should allow one to maintain or improve disease control, while moderating the toxicity associated with head and neck radiation therapy.

Keywords: Adaptive replanning; Head and neck; Image guided; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Radiation planning; Squamous cancer.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / mortality
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / radiotherapy*
Diagnostic Imaging / methods
Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms / mortality
Head and Neck Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Humans
Radiation Oncology* / methods
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted
Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / methods
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / methods
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
Treatment Outcome