RADIATION-INDUCED MUCOSITIS IN PATIENTS WITH OROPHARINGEAL CANCER TREATED WITH MODERATE ACCELERATION OF INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY AND SIMULTANEOUS INTEGRATED BOOST CONCOMITANT WITH WEEKLY CISPLATIN
Journal
Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Kostadinova, Lenche
Stoleska Marina
Abstract
Radiation-induced mucositis is one of the limiting factors during radiotherapy, disturbing the quality of life and in some cases leading to discontinuation of therapy. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) represents advanced form of radiotherapy technique in treatment of oropharyngeal carcinoma enabling precision cancer targeting with reducing dose to healthy normal tissues.