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Intensity-modulated proton beam therapy (IMPT) versus intensity-modulated photon therapy (IMRT) for patients with oropharynx cancer – A case matched analysis

2016; Elsevier BV; Volume: 120; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.radonc.2016.05.022

1879-0887

Pierre Blanchard, Adam S. Garden, G. Brandon Gunn, David I. Rosenthal, William H. Morrison, Mike Hernández, Joseph Crutison, J. Jack Lee, Rong Ye, Clifton D. Fuller, Abdallah Mohamed, Katherine A. Hutcheson, Emma B. Holliday, Nikhil G. Thaker, Erich M. Sturgis, Merrill S. Kies, X Zhu, Radhe Mohan, Steven J. Frank,

Radiation Therapy and Dosimetry

Owing to its physical properties, intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) used for patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma has the ability to reduce the dose to organs at risk compared to intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) while maintaining adequate tumor coverage. Our aim was to compare the clinical outcomes of these two treatment modalities.