Decreased radiation doses to tongue with “stick-out” tongue position over neutral tongue position in head and neck cancer patients who refused or could not tolerate an intraoral device (bite-block, tongue blade, or mouthpiece) due to trismus, gag reflex, or discomfort during intensity-modulated radiation therapy

PURPOSE: To assess changes in oral cavity (OC) shapes and radiation doses to tongue with different tongue positions during intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) but who refused or did not tolerate an intraoral device (IOD), such a...

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Autores principales: Kil, Whoon Jong, Kulasekere, Christina, Derrwaldt, Ronald, Bugno, Jacob, Hatch, Craig
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2016
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27447973
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10621

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27447973
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.10621

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