Comparison of Re-irradiation Outcomes for Charged Particle Radiotherapy and Robotic Stereotactic Radiotherapy Using CyberKnife for Recurrent Head and Neck Cancers: A Multi-institutional Matched-cohort Analysis.

Journal: Anticancer research
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Abstract

AIM: To compare survival outcomes for charged particle radiotherapy (CP) and stereotactic body radiotherapy using CyberKnife (CK) in patients who had undergone re-irradiation for head and neck cancers.

Authors

  • Hideya Yamazaki
    Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan CyberKnife Center, Soseikai General Hospital, 126 Kami-Misu, Shimotoba Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan hideya10@hotmail.com.
  • Yusuke Demizu
    Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, Hyogo, Japan.
  • Tomoaki Okimoto
    Department of Radiology, Hyogo Ion Beam Medical Center, 1-2-1 Kouto, Shingu-cho, Tatsuno, Hyogo, 679-5165, Japan.
  • Mikio Ogita
    Radiotherapy Department, Fujimoto Hayasuzu Hospital, Hayasuzu 17-1, Miyakonojo, Miyazaki 885-0055, Japan.
  • Kengo Himei
    Department of Radiology, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Aoe 2-1-1, Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama, 700-8607, Japan.
  • Satoaki Nakamura
    Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
  • Gen Suzuki
    Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajiicho Kawaramachi Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566, Japan.
  • Ken Yoshida
    Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14, Hoenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan.
  • Tadayuki Kotsuma
    Department of Radiation Oncology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, 2-1-14, Hoenzaka, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Osaka, 540-0006, Japan.
  • Yasuo Yoshioka
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.