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What dose do you typically use when retreating locally aggressive and recurrent SCCs of the scalp (with no regional or distant mets)?

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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Not much great data to support this contention, but my general practice is EQD2 of 70-80 Gy in a continuous course using shrinking field technique, depending on prior radiotherapy and tolerance of nearby organs at risk. For gross disease, concurrent systemic therapy may be worthwhile in patients tha...

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