Dose to the inferior pharyngeal constrictor predicts prolonged gastrostomy tube dependence with concurrent intensity-modulated radiation therapy and chemotherapy for locally-advanced head and neck cancer

2014/01/17 by Gregory Vlacich, Daniel E. Spratt, Roberto Diaz +7 · 2 citations
Health Professions · Medicine · Nursing · #Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology #Dysphagia Assessment and Management #Head and Neck Cancer Studies

paper · doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2013.12.007

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Citations

• Dysphagia and aspiration after chemoradiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer: Which anatomic structures are affected and can they be spared by IMRT?
• Dosimetric Factors Associated With Long-Term Dysphagia After Definitive Radiotherapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
• Clinical-dosimetric analysis of measures of dysphagia including gastrostomy-tube dependence among head and neck cancer patients treated definitively by intensity-modulated radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy

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