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Aim: In recent years, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) has been created. Using one or a small number of dosage fractions, SABR enables the hypofractionated treatment of extracranial tumours, delivering a high biologically effective dose with little damage. This review article explores role of stereotactic ablative radiotherapy in head neck cancers.
Material methods: Using the search parameters SABR, stereotactic radiotherapy, and targeted radiation, the publications were found on PubMed and Scopus. For this review, the closest publications to SABR were consulted from the search results that were returned.
Conclusion: In the treatment of patients with recurring and/or previously irradiated head and neck malignancies, SABR is technically possible, well-tolerated, and performs comparably to other salvage therapy options. It also offers the benefit of a quicker course of therapy. Timetable, increased adherence, and secure delivery in the outpatient context. This presents a chance to provide SABR as a therapy option for a limited number of patients. In order to properly administer a highly conformal ablative dosage to targets (or tumours) in the body, SBRT requires sophisticated technologies in radiation planning and imaging guiding. Because of its highly conformal dose distributions and stereotactic spatial precision in administration, SABR is being employed more and more to treat a range of head and neck tumours.
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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery founded as Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie is a peer-reviewed online journal. It is designed for clinicians as well as researchers.The quarterly journal offers comprehensive coverage of new techniques, important developments and innovative ideas in oral and maxillofacial surgery and interdisciplinary aspects of cranial, facial and oral diseases and their management. The journal publishes papers of the highest scientific merit and widest possible scope on work in oral and maxillofacial surgery as well as supporting specialties. Practice-oriented articles help improve the methods used in oral and maxillofacial surgery.Every aspect of oral and maxillofacial surgery is fully covered through a range of invited review articles, clinical and research articles, technical notes, abstracts, and case reports. Specific topics are: aesthetic facial surgery, clinical pathology, computer-assisted surgery, congenital and craniofacial deformities, dentoalveolar surgery, head and neck oncology, implant dentistry, oral medicine, orthognathic surgery, reconstructive surgery, skull base surgery, TMJ and trauma.Time-limited reviewing and electronic processing allow to publish articles as fast as possible. Accepted articles are rapidly accessible online.Clinical studies submitted for publication have to include a declaration that they have been approved by an ethical committee according to the World Medical Association Declaration of Helsinki 1964 (last amendment during the 52nd World Medical Association General Assembly, Edinburgh, Scotland, October 2000). Experimental animal studies have to be carried out according to the principles of laboratory animal care (NIH publication No 86-23, revised 1985).