Open AccessA radiobiological and dosimetrical comparison between simultaneous integrated and sequential boost intensity-modulated arc treatment of locally advanced head-and-neck cancer
Author(s) -
Abhijit Mandal,
Sunil Choudhary,
Nilesh Mani,
Shilpi Aggarwal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_211_19
Subject(s) - head and neck cancer , medicine , nuclear medicine , radiation therapy , radiation treatment planning , regimen , surgery
The study aimed to compare the radiobiological and dosimetric parameters between sequential boost (SEQB) and simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) treatment regimen using intensity-modulated arc therapy technique in locally advanced head-and-neck cancer (LAHNC) patients.