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When do you consider boosting the the tracheostomy site in post operative head and neck cancer patients?

What dose would you boost to in each situation?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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I was taught that the stoma was included and treated to a subclinical dose (50 gy at 2 gy) in essentially all cases when post laryngectomy radiation was performed. The classic indications were detailed in the Fletcher texts, and a relatively old paper from MDA by Yuen et al. These include: extensive...

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