title: Radiation Oncology--New Approaches in Squamous Cell Cancer of the Head and Neck.
abstract: The many advances in radiotherapy for squamous cell cancer of the head and neck described in this article will have significant effects on the ultimate outcomes of patients who receive this treatment. The technological and clinical advances should allow one to maintain or improve disease control, while moderating the toxicity associated with head and neck radiation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Danielle N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Margalit
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathon D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Schoenfeld
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: roy_tishler@dfci.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Roy B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Tishler
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D018787:Radiation Oncology / Q000379:methods; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D061089:Radiotherapy, Image-Guided / Q000379:methods; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / Q000379:methods; D000077195:Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Adaptive replanning; Head and neck; Image guided; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Radiation planning; Squamous cancer