IMRT

LARYNX AND PHARYNX irradiation

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• RT advantage:

larynx preservation, implying speech and swallowing retention laryngeal edema/fibrosis, leading in long term to problems in speech and swallowing retention often partially included in the target

• RT damage:

• Larynx (and pharynx):

Parotid glands Pharynx Larynx