Incorporation of Dosimetric Gradients and Parotid Gland Migration Into Xerostomia Prediction

Incorporation of Dosimetric Gradients and Parotid Gland Migration Into Xerostomia Prediction

Purpose: Due to the sharp gradients of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) dose distributions, treatment uncertainties may induce substantial deviations from the planned dose during irradiation. Here, we investigate if the planned mean dose to parotid glands in combination with the dose gradient...

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Main Authors: Rosario Astaburuaga, Hubert S. Gabryś, Beatriz Sánchez-Nieto, Ralf O. Floca, Sebastian Klüter, Kai Schubert, Henrik Hauswald, Mark Bangert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
head and neck cancer
xerostomia
intensity-modulated radiotherapy
daily MVCT
anatomical changes
dosimetric changes
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00697/full

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