Short term toxicity profile for 32 sinonasal cancer patients treated with IMRT. Can we avoid dry eye syndrome?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 205-208

  Claus, Filip ^a   Boterberg, Tom ^a   Ost, Piet ^a   De Neve, Wilfried ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Acute toxicity; Dry eye; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Radiotherapy; Sinonasal

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORNEA INJURY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY EYE; EYE TOXICITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LACRIMAL GLAND; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NOSE CARCINOMA; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RETINOPATHY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; DRY EYE SYNDROMES; LACRIMAL APPARATUS; NASAL CAVITY; NOSE NEOPLASMS; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; SURVIVAL RATE; TEARS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036669633     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(02)00172-X     Document Type: Article

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