Accelerated radiation therapy, seven fractions per week, for advanced head and neck cancer--a feasibility study
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- AIM: The feasibility and improved efficacy of six conventional fractions per week has previously been proven in a Danish randomized trial. We tested the tolerance and efficacy of seven conventional fractions per week using a concomitant boost technique. METHODS: From September 1996 to May 1998, 20 patients with squamous cancer of the head and neck were treated with radiation alone. The site of disease was oropharynx in 35, larynx in 30, oral cavity 20, and hypopharynx in 15. All patients had stage III (10)/IV (90) disease. The planned total dose to gross disease was 66 Gy delivered in 33 fractions of 2 Gy each in 31 days. Large volumes were treated to 46 Gy, 2 Gy per fraction, once each morning, Monday-Friday. Boosts to gross disease consisted of 20 Gy in 10 fractions
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