Clinical and dosimetric predictors of physician and patient reported xerostomia following intensity modulated radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer - A prospective cohort analysis.

CONCLUSION: Significant proportion of patients still experienced long term xerostomia with IMRT. Dose-effect relationships between xerostomia and the parotid glands were not observed in this study.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - June 28, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Sommat K, Hussain A, Ong WS, Yit NLF, Khoo JBK, Soong YL, Wee JTS, Fong KW, Tan TWK Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research