A feasibility study of continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy (CHART) and brachytherapy in patients with early oral or oropharyngeal carcinomas

Authors
Goodchild, K Hoskin, P Dische, S Pigott, K Powell, M Saunders, M
Citation
K. Goodchild et al., A feasibility study of continuous hyperfractionated accelerated radiotherapy (CHART) and brachytherapy in patients with early oral or oropharyngeal carcinomas, RADIOTH ONC, 50(1), 1999, pp. 29-31
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
ISSN journal
01678140 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
1
Year of publication
1999
Pages
29 - 31
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-8140(199901)50:1<29:AFSOCH>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Overall time is important in the curative treatment of head and neck cancer (Dische, S., Saunders, M.I., Barrett, A., Harvey, A., Gibson, D., Parmar, M., 1997, Radiother. Oncol., 44:123-136). Results are presented on outcome and morbidity in ten patients with head and neck cancer treated with extern al beam irradiation (CHART protocol) and interstitial implantation, complet ing treatment in 12 days. Local control and overall survival at 5 years was 67%. Acute and late morbidity was acceptable giving scope for dose escalat ion. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.