Unmasking anxiety: a head-to-head comparison of open and closed masks in head and neck cancer radiotherapy.
Aisling M GlynnRachel HarwoodBill GarrettDean HarperMary DunneJill NicholsonGuhan RangaswamyFran DuaneJohn ArmstrongOrla McArdleSinead BrennanPublished in: Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology (2024)
Our study demonstrates that open masks maintain accuracy at levels comparable to closed masks in patients with anxiety. The minor difference in the calculated PTV margin could be rectified with daily on-line imaging or surface guided imaging.