Conformal radiation with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a technique that
potentially can minimize the dose to salivary glands and thereby decrease the incidence of …

Purpose: Prevention of damage to critical normal tissues is of paramount importance for the
quality of life of patients irradiated for cancers in the head and neck. The purpose of this …

Xerostomia is one of the most debilitating late effects of head and neck radiotherapy (RT)
and significantly impacts quality of life. The submandibular gland (SMG) provides …

Intensity‐modulated radiation therapy (IMRT), an advent of three‐dimensional conformal
radiotherapy (3D CRT), has excited the profession of radiation oncology more than any …

Purpose: Xerostomia is a severe complication after radiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer,
as the salivary glands are in close proximity with the primary tumor. Intensity-modulated …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To investigate the salivary gland function following
intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer. PATIENTS AND …

AIMS: Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a development of three-dimensional
conformal radiotherapy that offers improvements in dosimetry in many clinical scenarios …

Permanent xerostomia is the most prevalent late consequence of irradiation (RT) of head
and neck (HN) cancer and a major cause of reduced quality of life (QOL). 1 In addition to …

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: The submandibular glands produce most of the
unstimulated saliva output and are the key in prevention of radiation-related xerostomia. We …