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IMRT is utilized for treatment in head and neck sites to maximize target coverage and decrease normal tissue toxicity, such as xerostomia and dysphagia. The most common at-risk nodal levels for head and neck cancers typically include levels I to VII and the lateral retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RPLN).
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Zhung, J., Scher, E., Lee, N., Cabanillas, R. (2014). Target Delineation of the Neck in Head and Neck Carcinomas. In: Lee, N.Y., Riaz, N., Lu, J.J. (eds) Target Volume Delineation for Conformal and Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. Medical Radiology(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/174_2014_1015
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