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Background
A single institutional experience of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to medically unfit patients with unresectable head and neck cancers (HNCs).
Methods
A retrospective review of HNC patients undergoing SBRT was undertaken from 2011 to 2016 for fractionation ranges between 35 and 50 Gy in 4 to 6 fractions.
Results
One hundred and fourteen patients with 117 SBRT courses were...
BackgroundCurrent evaluation of radiation‐induced mucositis in head and neck cancer relies on subjective scoring with interrater variability. We evaluated serum erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C‐reactive protein (CRP) as objective markers of radiation‐induced mucositis.
MethodsWeekly serum CRP and ESR levels were measured in patients treated for head and neck cancer with radiation ± chemotherapy...
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