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	<title>Oral Cancer News &#187; IMRT</title>
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		<title>Marginal misses after postoperative intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/marginal-misses-after-postoperative-intensity-modulated-radiotherapy-for-head-and-neck-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 01:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[chemotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[local-regional recurrence]]></category>
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Source: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, July 23, 2010
Author: AM Chen et al.
Purpose:
To describe the spatial distribution of local-regional recurrence (LRR) among patients treated postoperatively with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer. 
Methods and materials:
The medical records of 90 consecutive patients treated by gross total resection and postoperative IMRT for squamous cell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Varian Medical Systems: Head &amp; neck cancer patient in Switzerland becomes world&#8217;s first UNIQUE radiotherapy patient</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/varian-medical-systems-head-neck-cancer-patient-in-switzerland-becomes-worlds-first-unique-radiotherapy-patient/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:50:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[beam shaping]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dose control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[linear accelerator]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[RapidArc]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UNIQUE]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[volumetric arc therapy]]></category>

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Source: www.tradingmarkets.com
Author: press release
A 55-year-old female head &#038; neck cancer patient has become the first person in the world to be treated clinically using a new, advanced radiotherapy delivery device from Varian Medical Systems. Clinicians in Switzerland carried out the treatment this week using a UNIQUE(tm) single energy medical linear accelerator to deliver fast and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Molecular imaging allows individualized &#8216;dose painting&#8217; for head and neck cancers</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/molecular-imaging-allows-individualized-dose-painting-for-head-and-neck-cancers/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/molecular-imaging-allows-individualized-dose-painting-for-head-and-neck-cancers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hypoxia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiation therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[molecular imaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[personalized treatment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PET]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PET scan]]></category>
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Source: www.eurekalert.org
Author: public release
According to research revealed at Society of Nuclear Medecine&#8217;s 57th Annual Meeting, a multi-tracer molecular imaging technique using positron emission tomography (PET) provides detailed information about the physiological processes of cancerous tumors—and could one day help radiation oncologists treat head and neck cancers with precision external-beam radiation therapy and improve the outcomes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New report compares radiation approaches in head and neck cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/new-report-compares-radiation-approaches-in-head-and-neck-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/new-report-compares-radiation-approaches-in-head-and-neck-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:37:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Cross]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blue Shield]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[head and neck cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Medscape]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[oral cancer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xerostomia]]></category>

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Source: MedScape Today
Author: Nick Mulcahy
June 1, 2010 — Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer leads to fewer cases of xerostomia, but has not yet been proven to be more successful than any other kind of radiation therapy in reducing tumors or improving survival, according to a new comparative-effectiveness review funded by the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced type of cancer radiation reduces side effects, but impact on controlling cancer is unclear</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/advanced-type-of-cancer-radiation-reduces-side-effects-but-impact-on-controlling-cancer-is-unclear/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/advanced-type-of-cancer-radiation-reduces-side-effects-but-impact-on-controlling-cancer-is-unclear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 04:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dry mouth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiation therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[salivary glands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xerostomia]]></category>

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Source: www.sunherald.com
Author: press release
An advanced type of cancer radiation is more successful than traditional radiation in avoiding &#8220;dry mouth&#8221; when treating head and neck cancers, but it is unknown whether the treatment is better or worse at reducing the size of tumors, according to a new comparative effectiveness review funded by HHS&#8217; Agency for Healthcare [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radiation planning reduces dysphagia in oropharyngeal cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/radiation-planning-reduces-dysphagia-in-oropharyngeal-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/radiation-planning-reduces-dysphagia-in-oropharyngeal-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 03:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dysphagia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[feeding tubes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[locoregional control]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[quality of life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiotherapy]]></category>

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Source: www.medscape.com
Author: Nick Mulcahy
In patients with oropharyngeal cancer, modifying radiotherapy to spare swallowing structures appears to be an effective strategy to reduce the long-term dysphagia that accompanies chemoradiotherapy, according to a small longitudinal study.
Importantly, the strategy did not come at the expense of locoregional control, report investigators in a study published online April 26 in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radiotherapy: the unsung hero of cancer care, say experts</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/radiotherapy-the-unsung-hero-of-cancer-care-say-experts/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/radiotherapy-the-unsung-hero-of-cancer-care-say-experts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dry mouth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hair loss]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mouth ulcers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radiotherapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[skin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tiredness]]></category>

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Source: news.oneindia.in
Author: staff
Experts at the world&#8217;s leading cancer charity have said that radiotherapy, which is a crucial cancer treatment, is often the unsung hero of cancer care. Although surgery is often the first-line of treatment and anti-cancer drugs make more headlines, radiotherapy zaps cancer cells, complements chemotherapy, relieves symptoms and shrinks tumors before surgery.
In fact, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metabolic activity of head and neck cancer may help guide treatment</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/metabolic-activity-of-head-and-neck-cancer-may-help-guide-treatment-2/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/metabolic-activity-of-head-and-neck-cancer-may-help-guide-treatment-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fluorodeoxyglucose]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiation therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lymph nodes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metastases]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Positron Emission Tomography]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primary tumor]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[scan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[standardized uptake value]]></category>
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Source: www.oncologystat.com
Author: Staff
The metabolic activity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma on pretreatment imaging independently predicts outcomes in patients who undergo intensity-modulated radiation therapy, new data show.
This imaging information can be used to tailor treatment, especially to reduce the risk of distant metastases, lead investigator Dr. Min Yao said at a head and neck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Metabolic activity of head and neck cancer may help guide treatment</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/metabolic-activity-of-head-and-neck-cancer-may-help-guide-treatment/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/metabolic-activity-of-head-and-neck-cancer-may-help-guide-treatment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:51:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiation therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metabolic activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[primary tumor]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[survival]]></category>
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Source: www.oncologystat.com
Author: Staff
The metabolic activity of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma on pretreatment imaging independently predicts outcomes in patients who undergo intensity-modulated radiation therapy, new data show.
This imaging information can be used to tailor treatment, especially to reduce the risk of distant metastases, lead investigator Dr. Min Yao said at a head and neck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prolonged treatment delay did not affect outcomes in SCCHN</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/prolonged-treatment-delay-did-not-affect-outcomes-in-scchn/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/prolonged-treatment-delay-did-not-affect-outcomes-in-scchn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:32:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[diagnosis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiation therapy]]></category>
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Source: www.hemonctoday.com
Author:  Christen Haigh 
No association was found between diagnosis to treatment interval and tumor control outcomes in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). However, patients with poor Karnofsky performance status, black patients and patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy all had prolonged diagnosis to treatment interval. 
Jimmy J. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Radiation was the cure, and the killer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/radiation-was-the-cure-and-the-killer/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/radiation-was-the-cure-and-the-killer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:10:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[AstraZeneca]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[linear accelerator]]></category>
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Source: nytimes.com
Author: Walt Bogdanich
As Scott Jerome-Parks lay dying, he clung to this wish: that his fatal radiation overdose &#8212; which left him deaf, struggling to see, unable to swallow, burned, with his teeth falling out, with ulcers in his mouth and throat, nauseated, in severe pain and finally unable to breathe &#8212; be studied and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adverse events associated with concurrent chemoradiation therapy in patients with head and neck cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/adverse-events-associated-with-concurrent-chemoradiation-therapy-in-patients-with-head-and-neck-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/adverse-events-associated-with-concurrent-chemoradiation-therapy-in-patients-with-head-and-neck-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[concurrent chemoradiation therapy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[neurotoxicities]]></category>
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Source: Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2009;135(12):1209-1217
Authors: Daniel J. Givens, BS et al.
Objective:
To assess toxicities, functional outcomes, and health-related quality of life associated with concurrent chemoradiation therapy (CRT) in patients with head and neck cancer.
Design:
Prospective and retrospective outcomes study.
Setting:
Tertiary care institution.
Patients:
Participants in the longitudinal Outcomes Assessment Project whose head and neck cancer was treated with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advances in radiation therapy enable doctors to improve the quality of treatments for patients with head and neck cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/advances-in-radiation-therapy-enable-doctors-to-improve-the-quality-of-treatments-for-patients-with-head-and-neck-cancer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IGRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[image-guided radiotherapy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiotherapy]]></category>
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Source: www.prnewswire.com
Author: press release
 
Noted clinical experts detail recent developments at the annual ASTRO meeting in Chicago
Clinical studies suggest that advanced treatments like intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and image-guided radiotherapy (IGRT) are enabling radiation oncologists to enhance post-treatment health-related quality of life for patients with head and neck cancer.
In an educational session for radiotherapy professionals, delivered [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intensity-modulated radiation offers treatment advantages over conventional therapy for head and neck cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/intensity-modulated-radiation-offers-treatment-advantages-over-conventional-therapy-for-head-and-neck-cancer/</link>
		<comments>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/intensity-modulated-radiation-offers-treatment-advantages-over-conventional-therapy-for-head-and-neck-cancer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Oral Cancer Foundation News Team</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oral Cancer News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dermatitis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMRT]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[intensity-modulated radiation therapy]]></category>
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Source: www.docguide.com
Author: John Otrompke
Patients treated with simultaneously integrated boost treatment using intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) experience better overall survival, disease-free survival, and local recurrence rates, as well as decreased dermatitis and better postoperative salivary function that those treated with conventional radiation.
&#8220;IMRT treatment was described as &#8216;boosted&#8217; because we use 2 different doses in the same [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evaluation of parotid gland function following intensity modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer</title>
		<link>http://oralcancernews.org/wp/evaluation-of-parotid-gland-function-following-intensity-modulated-radiation-therapy-for-head-and-neck-cancer/</link>
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Source: Cancer Res Treat, April 1, 2006; 38(2): 84-91
Authors: SH Lee et al.
Purpose:
This study was undertaken to determine the parotid gland tolerance dose levels following intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for treating patients who suffered with head and neck cancer. 
Materials and Methods:
From February 2003 through June 2004, 34 head and neck patients with 6 [...]]]></description>
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