Skin/mucosa avoidance radiotherapy (SMART) versus conventional volumetric arc-based radiotherapy (VMAT) for the treatment of head and neck cancer: Dosimetric feasibility study.

J Appl Clin Med Phys · 2023 · PMC10402661 · PMID 37139991

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Between the conventional and SMART techniques (denoted by §) a borderline significance was found for the spinal cord structure (SMART maximum cord dose 47.12 Gy vs. 45.76 Gy for the conventional plan, p = 0.069).

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