Impact of intensity-modulated and image-guided radiotherapy on elderly patients undergoing chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck cancer

Nga Nguyen,Jacqueline Vock,Alexander Chi,Vincent Vinh-Hung,Suresh Dutta,Lars Ewell,Siyoung Jang,Michael Betz,Fabio Almeida,M. Miller,Rick Davis,Thomas Sroka,Richard P. Vo,Ulf Karlsson,Paul Vos

Impact of intensity-modulated and image-guided radiotherapy on elderly patients undergoing chemoradiation for locally advanced head and neck cancer

2012

Nga Nguyen
Jacqueline Vock
Alexander Chi
Vincent Vinh-Hung
Suresh Dutta
Lars Ewell
Siyoung Jang
Michael Betz
Fabio Almeida
M. Miller
Rick Davis
Thomas Sroka
Richard P. Vo
Ulf Karlsson
Paul Vos

Purpose In this work, the treatment tolerance of elderly patients (≥70 years) undergoing intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) and chemotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer was assessed.

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Medical physics
Radiology
Image-guided radiation therapy
Head and neck cancer
Radiation therapy
Medicine
Surgery
Chemotherapy
Retrospective cohort study
locally advanced
Combined Modality Therapy
Chemoradiotherapy

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