Head & Neck IMRT & AP Scv

[jb2]

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When doing head and neck IMRT, if matching an upper neck IMRT field to a lower neck supraclav field, do you have to feather every so often?

 

[hot sauce]

I may not be understanding the indication for what you are doing but why not use IMRT for the neck and supraclav?

 

[Seldon1985]

I may not be understanding the indication for what you are doing but why not use IMRT for the neck and supraclav?

When you have a moment, take a look at these:

PMID: 15978743

PMID: 22975604

 

[jb2]

I may not be understanding the indication for what you are doing but why not use IMRT for the neck and supraclav?

Dose to larynx too high.

 

[medgator]

Dose to larynx too high.

Based on an older uf paper. Mdacc actually released a newer paper saying whole imrt is fine as long as you contour and account for the larynx in your plan

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/15978743/

I know myself and many others prefer imrt for the entire plan. I think I remember hearing amdur saying that was fine as long as you account for and put constraints on the larynx

 

[hot sauce]

When you have a moment, take a look at these:

PMID: 15978743

PMID: 22975604

Thanks.