Early Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Reducing Radiotherapy Side Effects: Early Results of a Randomized Trial in Oropharyngeal and Nasopharyngeal Cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 711-716

  Teguh, David N ^a   Levendag, Peter C ^a   Noever, Inge ^a   Voet, Peter ^a   van der Est, Henrie ^a   van Rooij, Peter ^a   Dumans, Antoine G ^a   de Boer, Maarten F ^a   van der Huls, Michiel P C ^b   Sterk, Wouter ^b   Schmitz, Paul I M ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Institute for Hyperbaric Medicine   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Hyperbaric oxygen; Nasopharynx; Oropharynx; Radiotherapy; Side effects; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; NASOPHARYNX; OROPHARYNX; SIDE EFFECTS; XEROSTOMIA;

BODY FLUIDS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOTHERAPY; RESPIRATORY THERAPY;

OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYBERKNIFE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MALE; MOUTH PAIN; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; OXYGEN BREATHING; PALATINE TONSIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SALIVA; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASE; SOFT PALATE; TONGUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRISMUS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERBARIC OXYGENATION; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; TRISMUS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 70349558337     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.056     Document Type: Article

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