Abstract

Materials/Methods: Patients with RIMT were identified amongst Head-Neck cancer patients treated with definitive or adjuvant IMRT with prescribed radiotherapy (RT) dose . 56 Gy, in the period January 2005 to December 2008 and flagged as RIMT in prospective quality assurance systems. Clinical, dental and treatment related information was retrospectively obtained for each patient with RIMT. RIMT was graded (1-4) on clinical and management based criteria. Dose-volume parameters retrieved from treatment planning system were Dmax, D1cc, D2cc, D5cc, D10cc, Dmean and Dmin for dose to whole mandible, ipsilateral (side of RIMT) and contralateral hemi-mandible. Paired t-test was used for comparisons.

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