Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) and simultaneous integrated boost in head-and-neck cancer: is there a place for critical swallowing structures dose sparing?

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Published in Br J Radiol on January 05, 2016

Authors

Savino Cilla1, Francesco Deodato2, Gabriella Macchia2, Cinzia Digesù2, Anna Ianiro1, Angelo Piermattei3, Vincenzo Valentini2,4, Alessio G Morganti5

Author Affiliations

1: 1 Medical Physics Unit, Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura "Giovanni Paolo II", Universit à Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Campobasso, Italy.
2: 2 Radiotherapy Unit, Fondazione di Ricerca e Cura "Giovanni Paolo II", Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Campobasso, Italy.
3: 3 Medical Physics Unit, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
4: 4 Radiotherapy Department, Policlinico Agostino Gemelli, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.
5: 5 DIMES Università di Bologna-S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Radiation Oncology Center, Bologna, Italy.

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