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Parotid gland-recovery after radiotherapy in the head and neck region - 36 months follow-up of a prospective clinical study

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the recovery potential of the parotid glands after using either 3D-conformal-radiotherapy (3D-CRT) or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) by sparing one single parotid gland. METHODS: Between 06/2002 and 10/2008, 117 patients with head and...

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Autores principales: Hey, Jeremias, Setz, Juergen, Gerlach, Reinhard, Janich, Martin, Hildebrandt, Guido, Vordermark, Dirk, Gernhardt, Christian R, Kuhnt, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3201902/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21951317
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-6-125