A Study Using Cone Beam CT for Head and Neck Cancer

Inclusion Criteria

• •Patients of all ages ≥18, both sexes, and all races will be included in this study. Pregnant females will be excluded. No other special classes of subjects (i.e., prisoners) will be entered.
• •Patients must be diagnosed with biopsy-proven squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
• •Patients must be recommended treatment with definitive radiation therapy with concurrent chemotherapy, but without prior surgical resection of the primary tumor or lymph nodes
• •Patients must be recommended a treatment course of at least 30 radiation fractions
• •Patients must sign an informed consent form approved for this purpose by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the University of Michigan Hospital indicating that they are aware that undergoing cone beam CT of the head and neck is voluntary and has potential risks.