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Would you require pre-RT dental evaluation and clearance for a patient who is being treated with ISRT to Waldeyer's ring/BOT area to 30 - 36Gy?

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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center

Yes. In the pre IMRT days, we certainly experienced some dryness and dental issues at dose of 30Gy, albeit much less severe than with typical carcinoma doses. With IMRT and salivary gland sparing the problem is clearly less, but it's hard to argue against a good dental evaluation pre RT. Talk with t...

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