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Fig. 3 | Radiation Oncology

Fig. 3

From: Ways to unravel the clinical potential of carbon ions for head and neck cancer reirradiation: dosimetric comparison and local failure pattern analysis as part of the prospective randomized CARE trial

Fig. 3

65-year-old male patient with nasal cavity recurrence treated with 60 Gy VMAT (A–C) around 4 years after previous radiotherapy with 70 Gy. CIRT (D–F) yielded significant clinical benefits w.r.t. the brainstem (− 31.5% Dmax), the optic chiasma (− 34.0% Dmax), the ipsilateral eye (− 30.5% Dmean) and the contralateral optic nerve (− 28.8% Dmean). The maximum dose in the ipsilateral optic nerve was not reduced but the mean dose (− 16.2%). The patient developed no local failure during follow-up

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Radiation Oncology

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