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Factors associated with complex oral treatment device usage in patients with head and neck cancer
- Source :
- Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, Vol 30, Iss , Pp 78-83 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2021.
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Abstract
- Purpose: The objective was to identify clinical and epidemiological factors associated with utilization of a complex oral treatment device (COTD), which may decrease toxicity in patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer (HNC). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data from 1992 to 2013 in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare databases to analyze COTD usage during intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for patients diagnosed with cancer of the tongue, floor of mouth, nasopharynx, tonsil, or oropharynx. Patients with a radiation simulation and complex treatment device code within 4 weeks before the first IMRT claim were identified as meeting COTD usage criteria. Demographic, regional, tumor, and treatment data were analyzed. Results: Out of 4511 patients who met eligibility criteria, 1932 patients (42.8%) did not utilize a COTD while 2579 (57.2%) met usage criteria. COTD utilization increased over time (36.36% usage in 1992 vs. 67.44% usage in 2013, p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24056308
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 78-83
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5e2ff7735544aa4bcf72cc334d123f2
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctro.2021.08.004