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Radiation therapy with multiple fractions per day in the treatment of head and neck cancer

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Cancers of the Head and Neck

Part of the book series: Cancer Treatment and Research ((CTAR,volume 32))

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In the United States, radiation therapy for mucosal lesions of the head and neck is most often delivered with a continuous course of irradiation consisting of five 180–200 rad fractions per week administered Monday through Friday. Deviations from this schedule have usually been done for one of three reasons.

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Parsons, J.T., Million, R.R. (1987). Radiation therapy with multiple fractions per day in the treatment of head and neck cancer. In: Jacobs, C. (eds) Cancers of the Head and Neck. Cancer Treatment and Research, vol 32. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2029-6_6

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