Course book Advanced Treatment Planning 2018

Recommendations for IMRT use

1) If the reduction of xerostomia and improved quality of life are the main outcomes of interest, then IMRT is the recommended treatment 2) If blindness is to be minimized or avoided, IMRT is indicated in the definitive or adjuvant radiotherapy setting for nasal and paranasal sinus cancers 3) If osteoradionecrosis is to be minimized or avoided, IMRT is indicated in the definitive or adjuvant radio- therapy of tumours in the oral cavity, oropharynx, paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx

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