Side effects and quality of life after inadvertent radiation overdosage in brachytherapy of head-and-neck cancer

Purpose: By comparing our old (DP5, in use from 1978 to 1994) and new (Plato, Nucletron) dose planning system, we found that the old system underestimated doses by 20–25%. To study the possible consequences for the patients treated between 1978 and 1994, all who were still alive were invited to unde...

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