Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Science or Art?

• DOI: 10.2174/1573394714666180122143310
• Publication Date: 2018-01-23T06:39:35Z
• Authors: Rashi Garg; Omar Mahmoud
• Keywords: Regimen

Background: Stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) or radiosurgery has emerged as a viable highly precise technique that delivers hypofractionated regimen with high biologic effective dose. In addition to patient convenience, this dose is thought provide acceptable local control while keeping toxicity minimum due the typical small target size. The aims of paper are review recent outcomes application SBRT in management head and neck cancer. Methods: Research online content related cancer were reviewed focusing on fractionation schedules, incorporation systemic therapy long term toxicity. Results: provided convenient approach primary well recurrent adequate rates tolerable profile. Conclusion: use stereotactic still evolving multiple studies needed optimize its integration therapy. Keywords: Streotactic Body Radiotherapy (SBRT), Head Neck Cancer (HNC), toxicity, hypofractionation, Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), carcinoma.