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Would you treat T1a glottic cancer with single vocal cord irradiation using IGRT?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Michigan

Treating glottis larynx ca with IMRT/VMAT sparing the carotid artery has been reported by several institutions and is straightforward (for example, here). The benefits are supposed to be reduced cerebrovascular events, however, the utility of this approach is unknown, taking into account the relativ...

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Radiation Oncology · Moffitt Cancer Center

Unilateral treatment with 3D planning has been done for a long time, for example see RTOG 9512. A recent PMH study suggests improved outcomes with IGRT.

I think it is reasonable to do unilateral 3D/IGRT for T1a and appropriate T2 glottic cancers. There are multiple studies with IMRT in these patient...

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