CT-based parotid gland location: Implications for preservation of parotid function

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-133

  Roesink, Judith M ^a   Terhaard, Chris H J ^a   Moerland, Marinus A ^a   Van Iersel, Frans ^a   Battermann, Jan J ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Head and neck cancer; Irradiation; Parotid gland; Position

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGAN SIZE; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; POSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; SALIVATION;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PAROTID GLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034194455     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(00)00154-7     Document Type: Article

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