For head and neck cancers do you ever reduce PTV coverage in the post-op setting to meet an OAR constraint?  

While likely dependent on the case, do you ever view CTV coverage alone as sufficient in certain areas to meet an OAR constraint such as parotids? This would be with the understanding that a positional shift may underdose this area slightly, which may or may not contain residual disease given the post-op setting. 



Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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Radiation Oncologist at Bon Secours Mercy Health
I agree with @Avraham Eisbruch. Although an early ...
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