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IMRT for head and neck cancer: reducing xerostomia and dysphagia
Dysphagia and xerostomia are the main sequellae of chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer, and the main factors in reducing long-term patient quality of life. IMRT uses advanced technology to focus the high radiation doses on the targets and avoid irradiation of non-involved tissues. The decisio...
Autores principales: | Wang, XiaoShen, Eisbruch, Avraham |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4990117/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27538846 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrr/rrw047 |
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