Open AccessAltered fractionation radiotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Author(s) -
Supriya Mallick,
Rony Benson,
Pramod Kumar Julka,
Goura Kishor Rath
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of egyptian national cancer institute/journal of the egyptian national cancer institute
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.398
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2589-0409
pISSN - 1110-0362
DOI - 10.1016/j.jnci.2016.02.004
Subject(s) - medicine , fractionation , dose fractionation , radiation therapy , head and neck cancer , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , oncology , head and neck , concomitant , surgery , chemistry , organic chemistry
Fractionation plays a pivotal role in determining the effectiveness of radiation and follows the principle of 4 "R" of radiobiology. The various altered fractionation schedules used are hyper-fractionation, accelerated fractionation, and hypo fractionation.