Pre-radiotherapy dental extractions can lead to an increased dose to the extraction socket if performed following radiotherapy planning

• L. Aspin,
• D. Seymour,
• J. Lilley,
• R.J.D. Prestwich

Affiliations

L. Aspin

Department of Radiotherapy Physics, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK

D. Seymour

Department of Restorative Dentistry, York Hospital, Wigginton Road, York, YO31 8HE, UK

J. Lilley

Department of Radiotherapy Physics, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK

R.J.D. Prestwich

Corresponding author. Level 4, Leeds Cancer Centre, St. James’s University Hospital, Beckett St., Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK.; Department of Clinical Oncology, St. James’s University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF, UK