Contemporary radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: balancing chance for cure with risk for complication.
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, Journal Article
Cabrera, AR; Yoo, DS; Brizel, DM
Published in: Surg Oncol Clin N Am
July 2013
Radiotherapy plays an integral role in the management of most patients with cancers of the head and neck. Better understanding of radiobiology and radiation physics has allowed radiation oncologists to enhance the tumoricidal effects of radiation and reduce the severity of normal tissue toxicities. This article reviews the biologic foundation of head and neck radiotherapy, the physical principles and technological innovations that enable delivery of highly conformal radiation, the acute and late complications of radiation-based treatments, and the clinical evidence supporting contemporary practice.
Duke Scholars
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Surg Oncol Clin N Am
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EISSN
1558-5042
Publication Date
July 2013
Volume
22
Issue
3
Start / End Page
579 / 598
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Risk Factors
- Radiotherapy, Conformal
- Radiation Injuries
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Humans
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
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Cabrera, A. R., Yoo, D. S., & Brizel, D. M. (2013). Contemporary radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: balancing chance for cure with risk for complication. Surg Oncol Clin N Am, 22(3), 579–598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2013.02.001
Cabrera, Alvin R., David S. Yoo, and David M. Brizel. “Contemporary radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: balancing chance for cure with risk for complication.” Surg Oncol Clin N Am 22, no. 3 (July 2013): 579–98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soc.2013.02.001.
Cabrera AR, Yoo DS, Brizel DM. Contemporary radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: balancing chance for cure with risk for complication. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2013 Jul;22(3):579–98.
Cabrera, Alvin R., et al. “Contemporary radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: balancing chance for cure with risk for complication.” Surg Oncol Clin N Am, vol. 22, no. 3, July 2013, pp. 579–98. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.soc.2013.02.001.
Cabrera AR, Yoo DS, Brizel DM. Contemporary radiotherapy in head and neck cancer: balancing chance for cure with risk for complication. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2013 Jul;22(3):579–598.
Published In
Surg Oncol Clin N Am
DOI
EISSN
1558-5042
Publication Date
July 2013
Volume
22
Issue
3
Start / End Page
579 / 598
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Risk Factors
- Radiotherapy, Conformal
- Radiation Injuries
- Oncology & Carcinogenesis
- Humans
- Head and Neck Neoplasms
- 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
- 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis