Hazards of sparing the ipsilateral parotid gland in the node-positive neck with intensity modulated radiation therapy: Spatial analysis of regional recurrence risk

Purpose: The practice of deliberately sparing the ipsilateral parotid gland with intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in patients with node-positive head and neck cancer is controversial. We sought to compare the clinical outcomes among consecutive cohorts of patients with head and neck canc...

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Main Authors: Allen M. Chen, MD, Taeko Yoshizaki, CMD, Pin-Chieh Wang, PhD, Darlene Veruttipong, MPH, Phillip J. Beron, MD, Robert Chin, MD, PhD, Argin G. Mikaeilian, BS, Minsong Cao, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109417302361

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