Dysphagia disorders in patients with cancer of the oropharynx are significantly affected by the radiation therapy dose to the superior and middle constrictor muscle: A dose-effect relationship

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 64-73

  Levendag, Peter C ^a   Teguh, David N ^a   Voet, Peter ^a   van der Est, Henri ^a   Noever, Inge ^a   de Kruijf, Wilhelmus J M ^a   Kolkman Deurloo, Inger Karine ^a   Prevost, Jean Briac ^a   Poll, Johan ^a   Schmitz, Paul I M ^a   Heijmen, Ben J ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Dysphagia; Head and cancer; IMRT; Oropharynx; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRICOPHARYNGEUS MUSCLE; DOSIMETRY; DYSPHAGIA; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK DISSECTION; OROPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNX TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADULT; AGED; BRACHYTHERAPY; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 34548392333     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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