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Incorporating parotid gland inhomogeneity into head‐and‐neck treatment optimization through the use of artificial base plans

Despite a great improvement in target volume dose conformality made possible in recent years by modulated therapies, xerostomia remains a common and severe side effect for head‐and‐neck radiotherapy patients. It is known that parotid glands exhibit a spatially varying dose response; however, the rel...

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Autores principales: Sample, Caleb M., Wu, Jonn, Thomas, Steven, Clark, Haley
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7984464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33565210
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acm2.13192