Evaluation of radiation-induced changes to parotid glands following conventional radiotherapy in patients with nasopharygneal carcinoma

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 1005, 2011, Pages 843-849

  Wu, Vincent W C ^a   Ying, M T C ^a   Kwong, D L W ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTICATION; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; ORGAN SIZE; PAROTID GLAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; ORGAN SIZE; PAROTID GLAND; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; VASCULAR RESISTANCE; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 80052091782     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/55873561     Document Type: Article

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