Large Cohort Dose-Volume Response Analysis of Parotid Gland Function After Radiotherapy: Intensity-Modulated Versus Conventional Radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1101-1109

  Dijkema, Tim ^a   Terhaard, Chris H J ^a   Roesink, Judith M ^a   Braam, Pètra M ^a   van Gils, Carla H ^a   Moerland, Marinus A ^a   Raaijmakers, Cornelis P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; IMRT; Parotid gland function; Radiotherapy; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; FLOW RATE; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL THERAPY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBABILITY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELEVISION PICTURE TUBES; TOMOGRAPHY;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIES; FLOW RATIOS; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; IMRT; MEAN DOSES; MODELING; NORMAL TISSUE COMPLICATION PROBABILITIES; PAROTID GLAND FUNCTION; PAROTID GLANDS; POISSON REGRESSIONS; PRETREATMENT; RELATIVE RISKS; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING; XEROSTOMIA;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID DISEASES; PAROTID GLAND; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOISOTOPES; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 54049139556     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.02.059     Document Type: Article

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