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SUBMITTER: Tyler J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8560997 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tyler Justine J Bernstein David D Seithel Matthew M Rooney Keith K Petkar Imran I Miles Elizabeth E Clark Catharine H CH Hall Emma E Nutting Chris C
Physics and imaging in radiation oncology 20211026
This study aimed to assess the impact of the margin applied to the clinical target volume, to create the planning target volume, on plan quality of a novel dysphagia-optimised intensity modulated radiotherapy technique developed within a head and neck cancer multicentre randomised controlled trial. Protocol compliant plans were used for a single benchmark planning case. Larger margins were associated with higher doses to adjacent organs at risk, particularly the inferior pharyngeal constrictor m ...[more]