Risk of carotid blowout after reirradiation with particle therapy

Risk of carotid blowout after reirradiation with particle therapy

Purpose: Carotid blowout (CB) is a serious complication in retreatment of neoplasms in the head and neck (H&N) region. Rates seem to increase in hypofractionated or accelerated hyperfractionated regimens. In this study, we investigate the CB rate and the cumulative doses received by the carotid...

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Main Authors: Jon Espen Dale, MD, Silvia Molinelli, MSc, Elisa Ciurlia, MD, Mario Ciocca, MSc, Maria Bonora, MD, Viviana Vitolo, MD, Alfredo Mirandola, MSc, Stefania Russo, MSc, Roberto Orecchia, MD, Olav Dahl, PhD, MD, Piero Fossati, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Advances in Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452109417300970

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