Radiation-induced hypoglossal nerve palsy after definitive radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Clinical predictors and dose-toxicity relationship.

CONCLUSION: Incidence of radiation-induced hypoglossal nerve palsy was high after definitive IMRT for NPC. D1cc <74 Gy EQD2 can serve as a useful dose constraint to adopt during radiotherapy planning to limit palsy risk to <5% at 8 years after IMRT. PMID: 31252300 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - June 24, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Chow JCH, Cheung KM, Au KH, Zee BCY, Lee J, Ngan RKC, Lee AWM, Yiu HHY, Li KWS, Leung AKC, Chan JCH, Lee FKH, Wong KH Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research