Delineation of Oral Mucosa as a Pseudo-Organ-at-Risk May Lead to a Decrease in the Incidence of Oral Mucositis: A Dosimetric Analysis of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy Plans in Head and Neck Cancers

Introduction Oral mucositis is a common and potentially serious complication of radiation in head and neck cancer treatment. Severe mucositis causes pain, difficulty in chewing and swallowing that can cause treatment breaks and can cause treatment failures leading to local recurrence or a decrease i...

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Autores principales: Khattar, Himanshi, Kumar, Piyush, S, Navitha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Radiation Oncology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9056708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505730
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23716

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9056708/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35505730
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23716

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