Assessment of feasibility of cochlear sparing optimized radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using high conformal radiation technique

Background: One of the most prevalent head-and-neck tumors in Southeast Asia is nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Each year, NPC causes 84,400 new cases and 51,600 fatalities worldwide. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), which has good local control and few side effects on healthy tissue, i...

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Published in:	Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
Main Authors:	Nikhila Ponnachiparambil Chandrabose, Grace Mercy Priscilla Balu, Sivagnanam Balaji, Jeeva Sivasami, Narmatha Mariyappan, Satheesh Kumar Anbazhagan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara 2023-03-01
Subjects:	nasopharyngeal carcinoma; radiotherapy; cochlea; organs at risk
Online Access:	https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS/article/view/51999