Use of a Conventional Low Neck Field (LNF) and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT): No Clinical Detriment of IMRT to an Anterior LNF During the Treatment of Head-and Neck-Cancer
Turaka A, Li T, Nicolaou N, Lango MN, Burtness B, Horwitz EM, Ridge JA, Feigenberg SJ. Use of a Conventional Low Neck Field (LNF) and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT): No Clinical Detriment of IMRT to an Anterior LNF During the Treatment of Head-and Neck-Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 79: 65-70. PMID: 20385457, PMCID: PMC3339153, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChi-Square DistributionCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrostomyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLinear ModelsLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesTreatment FailureConceptsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyLow-neck fieldLower neckDisease-free survival ratesPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubeNeck fieldSingle-institution studySquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank testTreatment of headAnterior photon fieldAnterior low-neck fieldClinical detrimentCurative intentMedian ageClinical outcomesGastrostomy tubeNeck diseasePEG tubeCell carcinomaNeck cancerPhysician preferenceRegional failureStage IIIPatients