Background Uncertainty regarding comorbid illness, and ability to tolerate aggressive
therapy has led to minimal enrollment of elderly cancer patients into clinical trials and often …

This is the 4th edition of a book which was originally initiated as a supplement to a postgraduate
refresher course in radiation oncology held at the University of Minnesota. This program …

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of continued cigarette smoking among patients undergoing
radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer by comparing the clinical outcomes among …

Purpose: A prospective Phase I dose escalation study was conducted to determine the
maximally-tolerated radiation dose in men treated with three-dimensional conformal radiation …

PURPOSE: To determine the effect of prophylactic gastrostomy tube (GT) placement on acute
and long-term outcome for patients treated with definitive chemoradiotherapy for locally …

Background In 2012, the United States Preventative Services Task Force issued new guidelines
recommending that male US residents, irrespective of race, no longer be screened for …

PURPOSE: Although Radiation Therapy Oncology Group protocols have proposed a limiting
dose to the brachial plexus for patients undergoing intensity-modulated radiotherapy for …

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of psychosocial distress among patients undergoing
radiotherapy (RT) for head-and-neck cancer and to examine the association between …

Background: Radiation therapy is a cornerstone of the therapeutic modalities used in modern
oncology. However, it is sometimes limited in its ability to achieve optimal tumor control by …

Background. To analyze the efficacy of various fractionation schedules for the palliation of
head and neck cancer with radiation therapy. Methods. Sixty patients completed palliative …