Feasibility of IMRT Modulation to Account for Scattered Radiation From Dental Fillings in Head and Neck Cancer

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Head and Neck Cancer

In brief

The main objective of this study is to determine the feasibility of optimizing the IMRT treatment plan based on dosimeter measurements of mucosal radiation dose adjacent to the dental fillings to reduce such dose to \< 35 Gy without compromising tumor coverage and/or increasing the dose to the remaining oral cavity or nearby parotid glands.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01576939

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

30

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2016-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients with HNC undergoing radiation therapy +/- chemotherapy at Stanford University
• At least 18 years old
• Metallic filling present
• Planned radiation dose to the tumor > 60 Gy at 1.8 to 2.2 Gy/fx
• Able to understand and sign a written informed consent document.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant
• Nursing

Where it is running

• Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States

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