Parotid gland sparing in patients undergoing bilateral head and neck irradiation: Techniques and early results

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 469-480

  Eisbruch, Avraham ^a,c   Ship, Jonathan A ^a   Martel, Mary K ^a   Ten Haken, Randall K ^a   Marsh, Lon H ^a   Wolf, Gregory T ^b   Esclamado, Ramon M ^b   Bradford, Carol R ^b   Terrell, Jeffrey E ^b   Gebarski, Stephen S ^b   Lichter, Allen S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

3D planning; Head and neck cancer; Parotid gland; Radiation; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0030248816     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(96)00264-7     Document Type: Article

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