Head and Neck Cancer

3. In radiation therapy tumor control must be balanced with ______ tissue complications.
7. Range(cm) = MeV/_____.
8. The goal of radiation therapy can be either curative or ______.
9. In inverse planning the dose calculation is done __________.
10. D_max (cm) = MeV/_____.
11. This is the main source of photon contamination in electron beams.
13. What does the M in TNM staging stand for?
14. Photon contamination _______ with energy.
15. D_80% (cm) = MeV/_____.

1. Modern treatment of head and neck cancers often utilize this technique.
2. Historical head and neck radiation therapy used two AP and two ______ fields.
4. In historical head and neck cancer treatments these glands would not be spared.
5. 90% of head and neck cancers are ______ cell carcinoma
6. This target volume includes a margin for geometric variations.
7. A material that is softened in warm water and molded to create a H&N immobilization device.
12. In inverse planning optimization the beam fluence is divided into _______.