Background. Dysphagia is a common and debilitating side effect in head and neck
radiotherapy (RT). Prognostic factors are numerous and their interrelationship not well …

Purpose: To evaluate xerostomia following intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT).
Materials and Methods: An institutional review board-approved study of xerostomia was …

We undertook a service evaluation to establish how oropharyngeal dysphagia is managed
in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy in the United Kingdom. A web …

Background Persistent dysphagia following primary chemoradiation (CRT) for head and
neck cancers can have a devastating impact on patients' quality of life. Single arm studies …

Background This prospective study evaluated long‐term swallowing outcomes and
associated risk factors 5 years postchemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer. Methods …

Dysphagia is a side effect of nasopharyngeal carcinoma chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) which
greatly influences the quality of life of the patients. We analyzed late dysphagia in 134 …

Radiation induced xerostomia is a frequent consequence of radiotherapy (RT) for head–
neck cancer (HNC) patients, when parotid glands are included in the radiation fields …

Abstract Objectives/Hypothesis: The main goal of the current study was to comprehensively
address the impact of chemoradiation and radiation techniques on toxicity, quality of life …

Objective To investigate if severe dysphagia following radiotherapy for head and neck
cancer (HNC) could be predicted by patient and tumor characteristics, feeding tube use …

The original treatment plan of 50 patients with head and neck tumours were retrieved from
the digital archive for delineation and dose–volume histogram (DVH) calculation of the …