Weight-Loss RT Adaptation

Head & neck radiotherapy: how weight loss shrinks the neck contour away from the fixed thermoplastic mask, drifting dose toward the spinal cord

Current Stage
Weight loss
Neck circumf. Δ
Cord dose drift
Course adapted
Weekly weight-loss rate1.5%/wk
Re-plan trigger threshold1.5 cm
Fixed thermoplastic mask (baseline)
Current neck soft-tissue contour
Isodose lines around tumor target
Spinal cord — proximity warning
Spinal cord — spared / safe
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