CPB Ljubljana 2018 course book

DYSPHAGIA AND DOSE TO THE MUSCLES

Locoregional control with brachy boost 85 Oropharynx / 47 Nasopharynx

86%

80%

88%

tonsillar fossa/ soft palate

base of tongue

nasopharynx

• Local control is excellent • But toxicity with brachy boost is not the same • Dose to constrictor muscles is lower with BT boost

D.N. Teguh, P.C. Levendag, I Treatment techniques and site considerations regarding dysphagia-related quality of life in cancer of the oropharynx and nasopharynx. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 72 (2008), pp. 1119–1127