Assessment of salivary function change in nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by parotid-sparing radiotherapy

Cancer Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 494-500

  Liu, Wen Shan ^a,c   Kuo, Hsiang Chi ^a   Lin, Jin Ching ^b   Su, Mao Chang ^a   Lee, Jong Kang ^a   Chou, Ming Jen ^a   Chou, Ming Chih ^a   Lee, Huei ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Radiation Oncology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Parotid gland; Sialoscintigraphy; Submandibular gland; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SALIVARY GLAND FUNCTION; SCINTIGRAPHY; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAROTID GLAND; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND;

EID: 33845875453     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200611000-00009     Document Type: Article

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