Radiologic Imaging Concerns
Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett The role of imaging for the patient with skin cancer, similar to any other head and neck cancer, is to determine the full extent…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique Louis B. Harrison Rudolph Woode James E. Dolan Waleed Mourad Electron beam radiation therapy is the mainstay of treatment for skin cancers of the head and neck….
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Louis B. Harrison Par S. Mehta Matthew Halpern Desiree Ratner Nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) are the most frequently occurring cancers in the United States, with basal…
Surgical Technique
Surgical Technique William Ignace Wei Jimmy Yue Wai Chan INTRODUCTION The primary treatment modality for cancer of the nasopharynx is radiotherapy for early-stage diseases and concomitant chemotherapy and radiation for…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique Kenneth S. Hu Louis B. Harrison James E. Dolan Rudolph Woode As discussed in the body of Chapter 22, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been shown to…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique Kenneth S. Hu Louis B. Harrison James E. Dolan Rudolph Woode As discussed in the body of Chapter 22, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been shown to…
Radiologic Imaging Concerns
Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett Cancer of the nasopharynx is staged differently than other pharyngeal primaries in that more emphasis is placed on tumor extension to other spaces than…
Radiologic Imaging Concerns
Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett Imaging is critical in cases of cancer of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, and computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique Louis B. Harrison James E. Dolan Rudolph Woode Kenneth S. Hu Intensity-modulated radiation therapy has become the standard of care for the delivery of radiation therapy for…
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Kenneth Hu Anthony T.C. Chan Peter Costantino Louis B. Harrison EPIDEMIOLOGY The global incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is 84,400 new cases annually with 51,600 deaths.1…
