A Comparison of Dose-Response Models for the Parotid Gland in a Large Group of Head-and-Neck Cancer Patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1259-1265

  Houweling, Antonetta C ^a   Philippens, Marielle E P ^a   Dijkema, Tim ^a   Roesink, Judith M ^a   Terhaard, Chris H J ^b   Schilstra, Cornelis ^c   Ten Haken, Randall K ^c   Eisbruch, Avraham ^c   Raaijmakers, Cornelis P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Normal tissue complication probability; Parotid gland; Radiotherapy; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; NORMAL TISSUE COMPLICATION PROBABILITIES; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID GLANDS; XEROSTOMIA;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; PROBABILITY; RADIOTHERAPY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; SALIVATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PAROTID GLAND; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RELATIVE BIOLOGICAL EFFECTIVENESS; SALIVA; TIME FACTORS; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 77449160155     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.07.1685     Document Type: Article

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