Conformal and intensity modulated irradiation of head and neck cancer: The potential for improved target irradiation, salivary gland function, and quality of life

Acta Oto-Rhino-Laryngologica Belgica

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 271-275

  Eisbruch, A ^a,b   Dawson, L A ^a   Kim, H M ^a   Bradford, C R ^a   Terrell, J E ^a   Chepeha, D B ^a   Teknos, T N ^a   Anzai, Y ^a   Marsh, L H ^a   Martel, M K ^a   Ten Haken, R K ^a   Wolf, G T ^a   Ship, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformal irradiation; Head and neck cancer; Intensity modulation; Parotid; Quality of life; Radiotherapy; Salivary glands; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; PAROTID GLAND; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SALIVA; SECRETION; TUMOR RECURRENCE; XEROSTOMIA;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PAROTID GLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SALIVA; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0033251425     PISSN: 00016497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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