When do you consider boosting the the tracheostomy site in post operative head and neck cancer patients?
What dose would you boost to in each situation?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I was taught that the stoma was included and treated to a subclinical dose (50 gy at 2 gy) in essentially all cases when post laryngectomy radiation was performed. The classic indications were detailed in the Fletcher texts, and a relatively old paper from MDA by Yuen et al. These includ...