Evaluating the Impact of Invasive Intubation on Treatment Accuracy in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
Our findings indicate that Head and neck masks are preferable for patients with tracheostomy tubes, whereas head-neck-shoulder masks are better suited for those with nasogastric tubes. Customized asymmetric planning target volume margins for each tube-mask combination may further improve treatment accuracy and target coverage.
Authors
- Chen-Lin Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6388-948X)
- Fu‐Min Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0165-771X)
- Jui‐Chu Wang
- Chun‐Chieh Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6044-1498)
- Yayu Huang
- Fang-Jing Li
Institutions
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
- Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Radiation Oncology
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2025.101801
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.85