The tracheostomy site and adjacent skin is at risk for recurrence in head/neck squamous cell cancer patients. The tracheostomy tube is an in situ device located directly over the tracheostomy site and may have clinical implications on the radiation dose delivered to the peristomal region. This study aimed to investigate this effect by comparing the prescribed treatment planning dose with the actual dose in vivo to the peristomal clinical target region. A retrospective, dosimetric study was performed with approval of the institutional research ethics board.

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气管切开术装置对头颈部癌症患者的剂量学影响。

在头/颈部鳞状细胞癌患者中，气管切开术部位和邻近的皮肤有复发的风险。气管造口术管是直接位于气管造口术部位上方的原位装置，并且可能对递送至牙周膜区域的放射剂量具有临床意义。这项研究旨在通过比较处方治疗计划剂量与体内实际剂量到皮膜周围临床目标区域来研究这种效果。在机构研究伦理委员会的批准下进行了回顾性剂量学研究。