Role of stereotactic body radiotherapy for symptom control in head and neck cancer patients

PurposeOur aim was to determine the efficacy and quality of life outcomes of head and neck (HN) stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) in a palliative population with significant proportions of de novo HN tumors not amenable to surgery or protracted course of curative radiotherapy (RT).MethodsA retrospective review of a prospective database identified 21 patients with 24 sites that were treated. Patients were treated with intensity modulated RT …