A comparison of mean parotid gland dose with measures of parotid gland function after radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer: Implications for future trials

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1006-1009

  Roesink, Judith M ^a   Schipper, Maria ^b   Busschers, Wim ^b   Raaijmakers, Cornelis P J ^c   Terhaard, Chris H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Dose function relationship; Head and neck cancer; Parotid gland; Radiation; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; DISEASE CONTROL; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

DOSE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; PAROTID GLAND; XEROSTOMIA;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; SCINTIGRAPHY; XEROSTOMIA;

HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PAROTID GLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; ROC CURVE; SALIVATION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 27144550162     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.04.023     Document Type: Article

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