Reduction of radiation-induced xerostomia in nasopharyngeal carcinoma using CT simulation with laser patient marking and three-field irradiation technique

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 705-712

  Nishioka, Takeshi ^a,b   Shirato, Hiroki ^a   Arimoto, Takuro ^a   Kaneko, Masanori ^a   Kitahara, Toshihiro ^a   Oomori, Keiichi ^a   Yasuda, Motoyuki ^a   Fukuda, Satoshi ^b   Inuyama, Yukio ^b   Miyasaka, Kazuo ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; UFT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; SCHOOL CHILD; SIALOGRAPHY; SIMULATION; TECHNIQUE; XEROSTOMIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; PAROTID GLAND; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0030841144     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00054-0     Document Type: Article

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