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PET Scans in Patients With Head And Neck Cancer Who Are Undergoing 3-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy And Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy

Sponsor: Centre Oscar Lambret

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RATIONALE: Imaging procedures, such as PET scans, may determine the extent of cancer and help doctors plan radiation therapy. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to kill tumor cells. Giving radiation therapy that uses a 3-dimensional image of the tumor to help focus thin beams of radiation directly on the tumor, and giving radiation therapy in higher doses over a shorter period of time, may kill more tumor cells and have fewer side effects. Specialized radiation therapy that delivers a high dose of radiation directly to the tumor may kill more tumor cells and cause less damage to normal tissue. PURPOSE: This clinical trial is studying PET scans to see how well they work in patients with head and neck cancer who are undergoing 3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

Official title: Contribution of Positron Emission Tomography in Biological Targeting by Conformational Radiotherapy and Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy of Ear, Nose and Throat Tumors

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