Purpose: To assess long-term xerostomia in patients receiving parotid-sparing radiation
therapy (RT) for head-and-neck cancer, and to find the patient and therapy-related factors …

PURPOSE: To assess whether, in addition to sparing the parotid glands (PGs), xerostomia
after chemotherapy plus intensity-modulated radiotherapy (chemo-IMRT) for head-and-neck …

Objectives: In a prospective clinical study, we tested the hypothesis that sparing the parotid
glands may result in significant objective and subjective improvement of xerostomia in …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To investigate the association between the mean salivary
gland and oral cavity dose, with patient-rated moderate and severe xerostomia and sticky …

A dry mouth or xerostomia is one of the most common complications during and after
radiotherapy for head and neck cancer, because irreparable damage is caused to the …

Background. Xerostomia is a common, debilitating complication of radiation therapy (RT) for
head and neck cancer. This article reviews the pathogenesis of radiation‐induced …

Purpose: To assess observer-based vs. patient self-reported scoring of xerostomia after
intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) of head-and-neck (HN) cancer. Methods: A total of …

Introduction Xerostomia is a common complication of radiotherapy for head and neck cancer
because irreparable damage is caused to the salivary glands if they are included in the …

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

Background and purpose To assess the impact of intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
versus conventional radiation on late xerostomia and Quality of Life aspects in head and …