Brain-Sparing Methods for IMRT of Head and Neck Cancer

PURPOSE: Radical radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC) may deliver significant doses to brain structures. There is evidence that this may cause a decline in neurocognitive function (NCF). Radiation dose to the medial temporal lobes, and particularly to the hippocampi, seems to be critical in d...

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Autores principales: Dunlop, Alex, Welsh, Liam, McQuaid, Dualta, Dean, Jamie, Gulliford, Sarah, Hansen, Vibeke, Bhide, Shreerang, Nutting, Chris, Harrington, Kevin, Newbold, Kate
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120141

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25781636
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120141

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