Title:Review of Postoperative and Elective Nodal Irradiation in Head and Neck Cancer
Volume: 10
Issue: 4
Author(s): Daniel M. Trifiletti, Austin Sim, David D. Wilson and Paul W. Read
Affiliation:
Keywords:
Elective irradiation, head and neck cancer, lymph nodes, postoperative irradiation,
skin cancer.
Abstract: Radiotherapy plays a critical role in the nodal management of patients with head and neck cancer.
The indications, dose fractionation schedules, and results of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) and elective
nodal management (ENI) in various head and neck cancers are reviewed and summarized with common
themes identified.