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SUBMITTER: Press RH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8270109 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Press Robert H RH Bakst Richard L RL Sharma Sonam S Kabarriti Rafi R Garg Madhur K MK Yeh Brian B Gelbum Daphna Y DY Hasan Shaakir S Choi J Isabelle JI Barker Chris A CA Chhabra Arpit M AM Simone Charles B CB Lee Nancy Y NY
International journal of particle therapy 20210625 1
Radiotherapy is a common treatment modality in the management of head and neck malignancies. In select clinical scenarios of well-lateralized tumors, radiotherapy can be delivered to the primary tumor or tumor bed and the ipsilateral nodal regions, while intentional irradiation of the contralateral neck is omitted. Proton beam therapy is an advanced radiotherapy modality that allows for the elimination of exit-dose through nontarget tissues such as the oral cavity. This dosimetric advantage is a ...[more]