Daniela Alterio, Simona Marani, Sabrina Vigorito, Valeria Zurlo, Stefano Filippo Zorzi, Annamaria Ferrari, Stefania Volpe, Francesco Bandi, Maria Giulia Vincini, Sara Gandini, Aurora Gaeta, Cristiana Iuliana Fodor, Alessia Casbarra, Mattia Zaffaroni, Anna Starzynska, Liliana Belgioia, Mohssen Ansarin, Cynthia Aristei, Barbara Alicja Jereczek-Fossa
OBJECTIVE: To perform a dosimetric comparison between intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and 3D conformal radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced (stage III and IV) tumours of the supraglottic region treated with conservative surgery and post-operative radiotherapy. METHODS: An in-silico plan using a 3D conformal shrinking field technique was retrospectively produced for 20 patients and compared with actually delivered IMRT plans. Eighteen structures (arytenoids, constrictor muscles, base of tongue, floor of mouth, pharyngeal axis, oral cavity, submandibular glands and muscles of the swallowing functional units [SFU]) were considered...
April 30, 2024: Acta Otorhinolaryngologica Italica