The potential benefit of swallowing sparing intensity modulated radiotherapy to reduce swallowing dysfunction: An in silico planning comparative study

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-81

  Van Der Laan, Hans Paul ^a   Christianen, Miranda E M C ^a   Bijl, Hendrik P ^a   Schilstra, Cornelis ^a   Langendijk, Johannes A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; IMRT; In silico study; Normal tissue complication probability; Swallowing dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SWALLOWING SPARING INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 84859728785     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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