Head and Neck Neoplasms
Conditions
Keywords
head-and-neck cancer, radiation therapy, F-18-FMISO
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to describe the regional and global tumor hypoxia in head-and-neck cancer during percutaneous radiation therapy
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* histologically confirmed head-and-neck cancer not curable by surgery * Karnofsky \> 70% * tumor volume and localisation allow curative radiotherapy * written consent
Exclusion criteria
* metastases * earlier radiation therapy of head and neck * pregnancy * secondary malignancy excluding dermal carcinoma and Tis-carcinoma of cervix uteri * psychiatric impairment
Countries
Germany