Parotid gland shrinkage during IMRT predicts the time to Xerostomia resolution

PURPOSE: To assess the impact of mid-treatment parotid gland shrinkage on long term xerostomia during IMRT for oropharyngeal SCC. METHODS AND MATERIALS: All patients treated with IMRT at a single Institution from November 2007 to June 2010 and undergoing weekly CT scans were selected. Parotid glands...

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Autores principales: Sanguineti, Giuseppe, Ricchetti, Francesco, Wu, Binbin, McNutt, Todd, Fiorino, Claudio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25595326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-015-0331-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4307228/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25595326
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-015-0331-x

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