Is sensorineural hearing loss a possible side effect of nasopharyngeal and parotid irradiation? A systematic review of the literature

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-7

  Raaijmakers, Esther ^a   Engelen, Antoine M ^a  

^a DR BERNARD VERBEETEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Head and neck; Hearing loss; Radiotherapy; Review; Side effect

Indexed keywords

AUDIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE CALCULATION; HUMAN; INNER EAR; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NASOPHARYNX; PAROTID GLAND; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

HEARING; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAROTID NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES;

EID: 0036803122     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(02)00211-6     Document Type: Review

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