Temporal lobe injury patterns following intensity modulated radiotherapy in a large cohort of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8707090	Oral Oncology	2018	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Optimal DVH thresholds were generated for limiting risk of each injury pattern. Edema volume was a strong predictor for risk of enhancement and necrosis, which could potentially be reduced by lowering edema volume below threshold.

Keywords

SIB IMRT DVH TLI NPC Crt AUC MRI organs at risk Magnetic resonance imaging OARS temporal lobe area under curve Simultaneous integrated boost Intensity modulated radiation therapy aci Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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Temporal lobe injury patterns following intensity modulated radiotherapy in a large cohort of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients

Authors

Lixia Lu, Yang Sheng, Guangshun Zhang, Yizhuo Li, Pu-Yun OuYang, Yaorong Ge, Tianyi Xie, Hui Chang, Xiaowu Deng, Jackie Q. Wu,