Swallowing outcomes following Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for head & neck cancer - A systematic review

Oral Oncology

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 727-733

  Roe, Justin W G ^a,b   Carding, Paul N ^c,d   Dwivedi, Raghav C ^a,b   Kazi, Rehan A ^a,b   Rhys Evans, Peter H ^a,b   Harrington, Kevin J ^a,b   Nutting, Christopher M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deglutition; Deglutition disorders; Head and neck neoplasms; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Oral cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DATA BASE; DYSPHAGIA; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SWALLOWING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957369879     PISSN: 13688375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2010.07.012     Document Type: Review

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