An advanced radiation therapy can improve outcomes in head and neck cancer patients shows research. Patients with cancers of the head and neck who received intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) - that targets cancer cells more precisely and spare nearby tissues -experienced reduced toxicities compared to conventional radiation therapy according to a new research from University of Texas' MD Anderson Cancer Centre. 'Previous studies indicated that patients treated with IMRT did better when it came to treatment-related side effects however these studies were not designed to examine survival' said Beth Beadle assistant professor in MD Anderson's radiation oncology department. IMRT sends
