A simple strategy to decrease fatal carotid blowout syndrome after stereotactic body reirradiaton for recurrent head and neck cancers


YAZICI G., Sanli T. Y., CENGİZ M., YÜCE D., GÜLTEKİN M., HÜRMÜZ P., ...More

RADIATION ONCOLOGY, vol.8, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 8
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/1748-717x-8-242
  • Journal Name: RADIATION ONCOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Stereotactic radiotherapy, Reirradiation, Head and neck cancer, CyberKnife, Fractionation, SQUAMOUS-CELL CARCINOMA, SALVAGE SURGERY, CONCURRENT CHEMOTHERAPY, NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA, PHASE-II, RADIOTHERAPY, RADIOSURGERY, FAILURE, TRIAL
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: This study aimed to compare the therapeutic outcomes and fatal carotid blow out syndrome (CBOS) incidence rates between two different stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) protocols.