Parotid sparing and quality of life in long-term survivors of locally advanced head and neck cancer after intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

Purpose: Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) enables radiation oncologists to optimally spare organs at risk while achieving homogeneous dose distribution in the target volume. Despite great advances in technology, xerostomia is one of the most detrimental long-term side effects after multi...

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Published in:Strahlentherapie und Onkologie Vol. 197; no. 3; pp. 219 - 231
Main Authors: Tribius, Silke, Haladyn, Sven, Hanken, Henning, Busch, Chia-Jung, Krüll, Andreas, Petersen, Cordula, Bergelt, Corinna
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Mar2021
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