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Trend: de-intensification of elective neck irradiation

Target volume reduction:

1. Omitting medial retropharyngeal lymph nodes.

2. Omitting contralateral retropharyngeal lymph nodes and contralateral high

node level II.

3. Omitting elective neck irradiation contralaterally.

4. Omitting elective neck irradiation after induction chemotherapy.

Dose de-escalation

Target volume reduction & dose de-escalation