The Impact of Clinical Trial Quality Assurance on Outcome in Head and Neck Radiotherapy Treatment

The Impact of Clinical Trial Quality Assurance on Outcome in Head and Neck Radiotherapy Treatment

Purpose: To investigate the impact of radiation treatment quality assurance (RTQA) on treatment outcomes in a phase III trial for advanced head and neck cancer.Materials and Methods: A total of 767 patients from NRG/RTOG 0522 were included in this study. The contours of target volume (TV) and organ...

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Main Authors: Haoyu Zhong, Kuo Men, Jiazhou Wang, Johan van Soest, David Rosenthal, Andre Dekker, Zhen Zhang, Ying Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
radiotherapy
quality assurance
treatment outcomes
clinical trial
contour
dose
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00792/full

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