Monitoring of radiation therapy response of head and neck tumors by non-invasive optical blood flow measurements

U. Sunar; H. Quon; J. Zhang M.D.; J. Du; T. Durduran; C. Zhou; G. Yu; A. Kilger; R. Lustig; L. Loevner; S. Nioka; A. G. Yodh; B. Chance

doi:10.1117/12.632838

7 October 2005 Monitoring of radiation therapy response of head and neck tumors by non-invasive optical blood flow measurements

U. Sunar, H. Quon, J. Zhang M.D., J. Du, T. Durduran, C. Zhou, G. Yu, A. Kilger, R. Lustig, L. Loevner, S. Nioka, A. G. Yodh, B. Chance

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Proceedings Volume 5859, Photon Migration and Diffuse-Light Imaging II; 58590I (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.632838
Event: European Conferences on Biomedical Optics 2005, 2005, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The aim is to evaluate the usefulness of optical blood flow measurements for predicting early tumor response to radiation therapy in patients with head and neck tumors. The results suggest a correlation between tumor blood flow changes with clinical outcome.

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U. Sunar, H. Quon, J. Zhang M.D., J. Du, T. Durduran, C. Zhou, G. Yu, A. Kilger, R. Lustig, L. Loevner, S. Nioka, A. G. Yodh, and B. Chance "Monitoring of radiation therapy response of head and neck tumors by non-invasive optical blood flow measurements", Proc. SPIE 5859, Photon Migration and Diffuse-Light Imaging II, 58590I (7 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.632838

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