Comparison of Methods to Reduce Dose to Swallowing-Related Structures in Head and Neck Cancer

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 462-467

  Caudell, Jimmy J ^a   Burnett III, Omer L ^a   Schaner, Philip E ^a   Bonner, James A ^a   Duan, Jun ^a  

^a The University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

dysphagia; Head and neck cancer; intensity modulated radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

COMPARISON OF METHODS; DOSE PLANNING; DOSE REDUCTION; DOSE RESPONSE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; HIGH DOSE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEAN DOSE; NORMAL TISSUE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECKS; TARGET VOLUMES;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY; TARGETS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LARYNX; PAROTID GLAND; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SWALLOWING; VOCAL CORD;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LARYNX; MOUTH NEOPLASMS; OROPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; PAROTID GLAND; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SPINAL CORD; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77951791147     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.05.020     Document Type: Article

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