Objective: Dosimetric sparing of critical swallowing structures like constrictor muscles and larynx can lead to improved functional outcomes in head and neck cancer patients treated by chemoradiation.
Methods: A total of 50 Patients with newly diagnosed, biopsy proven AJCC stage II-IV head and neck squamous cell cancers (HNSCC) were prospectively studied. 25 patients were randomized in each arm of Dysphagia-optimized Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (Do-IMRT) arm and Standard Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (SIMRT) arm.
Background: In cervical cancer treatment, overall treatment time (OTT) is an important prognostic factor. This study compares the clinical outcomes when High-Dose-Rate Intracavitary-Brachytherapy(HDR-ICRT) is interdigitated with external beam radiotherapy(EBRT) versus sequential HDR-ICRT after EBRT in the treatment of locally advanced carcinoma cervix.
Methods: Histologically confirmed carcinoma cervix patients [FIGO Stage IIB-IVA (except IIIC-2)] were included and randomized into two groups.