Importance of the Initial Volume of Parotid Glands in Xerostomia for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers Treated with IMRT - Concepedia

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Importance of the Initial Volume of Parotid Glands in Xerostomia for Patients with Head and Neck Cancers Treated with IMRT

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2005

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Yasumasa Nishimura, Kiyoshi Nakamatsu, Toru Shibata, Shuichi Kanamori, Ryuta Koike, Masahiko Okumura, Minoru Suzuki

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology

Abstract

Initial volumes of the parotid glands are significantly correlated with the grade of xerostomia in patients treated with IMRT. The volume of the parotid glands decreased significantly during the course of IMRT.

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