Feasibility of Tomotherapy-Based Image-Guided Radiotherapy to Reduce Aspiration Risk in Patients with Non-Laryngeal and Non-Pharyngeal Head and Neck Cancer

Authors

Nam P. Nguyen, University of Arizona
Lexie Smith-Raymond, University of Arizona
Vincent Vinh-Hung, University Hospitals of Geneva
Paul Vos, East Carolina University
Rick Davis, University of Arizona
Anand Desai, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Thomas Sroka, Dartmouth College

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-7-2013

Publication Title

PloS One

Abstract

Purpose: The study aims to assess the feasibility of Tomotherapy-based image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) to reduce the aspiration risk in patients with non-laryngeal and non-hypopharyngeal cancer. A retrospective review of 48 patients undergoing radiation for non-laryngeal and non-hypopharyngeal head and neck cancers was conducted. All patients had a modified barium swallow (MBS) prior to treatment, which was repeated one month following radiotherapy. Mean middle and inferior pharyngeal dose was recorded and correlated with the MBS results to determine aspiration risk.

DOI

10.1371/journal.pone.0056290

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Nguyen, Nam P.; Smith-Raymond, Lexie; Vinh-Hung, Vincent; Vos, Paul; Davis, Rick; Desai, Anand; and Sroka, Thomas, "Feasibility of Tomotherapy-Based Image-Guided Radiotherapy to Reduce Aspiration Risk in Patients with Non-Laryngeal and Non-Pharyngeal Head and Neck Cancer" (2013). Dartmouth Scholarship. 1572.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/1572