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Radiation therapy
Source: Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 14, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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High-dose radiation therapy with chemotherapy is the initial treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.[1] High-dose radiation therapy is given to the primary tumor site and prophylactic radiation therapy is given to the bilateral regional lymph nodes in the neck.[2] Radiation therapy dose and field margins are individually tailored to the location and size of the primary tumor and lymph nodes.[3-6]
Most tumors are exclusively treated with external-beam radiation therapy. For some patients, radiation therapy may be boosted with intracavitary or interstitial implants, or by the use of stereotactic radiosurgery when clinical expertise is available and the anatomy is suitable.[7-11]
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