IMRT delivers lower radiation doses to dental structures than 3DRT in head and neck cancer patients

BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy (RT) is frequently used in the treatment of head and neck cancer, but different side-effects are frequently reported, including a higher frequency of radiation-related caries, what may be consequence of direct radiation to dental tissue. The intensity-modulated radiotherapy...

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Autores principales: Fregnani, Eduardo Rodrigues, Parahyba, Cláudia Joffily, Morais-Faria, Karina, Fonseca, Felipe Paiva, Ramos, Pedro Augusto Mendes, de Moraes, Fábio Yone, da Conceição Vasconcelos, Karina Gondim Moutinho, Menegussi, Gisela, Santos-Silva, Alan Roger, Brandão, Thais B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27604995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-016-0694-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5015339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27604995
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13014-016-0694-7

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