Tongue Cancer

New tongue cancer research from N.V.N.M. Sresty and colleagues discussed

Published in Cancer Weekly, October 5th, 2010

"Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) technique in external beam radiotherapy and interstitial implant brachytherapy (ISBT) play important role in the treatment of head and neck cancers. Both are proved to be highly conformal techniques of radiotherapy," scientists in Hyderabad, India report.

"In this study, we investigated whether ISBT can give treatment planning results similar to those of IMRT. Fifteen patients with tongue cancer treated with interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy were replanned. They were evaluated with the IMRT planning system. Contouring of target volume, including all critical structures was done on the IMRT treatment planning system to...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-10-05)

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