Bath and Shower Effects in the Rat Parotid Gland Explain Increased Relative Risk of Parotid Gland Dysfunction After Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1002-1005

  van Luijk, Peter ^a   Faber, Hette ^a   Schippers, Jacobus M ^a,b   Brandenburg, Sytze ^c   Langendijk, Johannes A ^a   Meertens, Harm ^a   Coppes, Robert P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dose volume effects; Normal tissue damage; Parotid gland; Radiotherapy; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

DOSE LEVELS; DOSE-VOLUME EFFECTS; HIGH DOSE; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; NORMAL TISSUE DAMAGE; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID GLANDS; RAT MODEL; RAT PAROTID; RELATIVE RISKS; SPINAL CORDS; WISTAR RAT; XEROSTOMIA;

RADIOTHERAPY; RATS;

IRRADIATION;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; SALIVATION;

ANIMALS; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION TOLERANCE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SALIVATION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 67649532151     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.03.039     Document Type: Article

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