Objective: Dysphagia remains a side effect influencing the quality of life of patients with head
and neck cancer (HNC) after radiotherapy. We evaluated the relationship between planned …

Aims Head and neck radiotherapy long-term survival continues to improve and the
management of long-term side-effects is moving to the forefront of patient care. Dysphagia is …

Background and purpose Many head and neck cancer (HNC) survivors experience
diminished quality of life due to radiation-induced dysphagia. The aim of this study was to …

Background We analyzed published dose–volume data of the structures related to late
radiotherapy-induced swallowing disturbances in head-and-neck cancer to estimate their …

Purpose/objective (s) We sought to identify swallowing muscle dose–response thresholds
associated with chronic radiation-associated dysphagia (RAD) after IMRT for oropharyngeal …

Background and objective Patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) often have
difficulty swallowing, which may affect quality of life (QoL). Radiation dose to constrictor …

PURPOSE: Aim of this study was to correlate dose to pharyngeal constrictors (PC) with
subjective and observer-based assessments of swallowing in patients with head and neck …

Background To evaluate the objective and subjective long term swallowing function, and to
relate dysphagia to the radiation dose delivered to the critical anatomical structures in head …

Background and purpose Dysphagia is a common, severe and dose-limiting toxicity after
oncological treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC). This study aims to investigate …

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between the radiation therapy (RT) dose
received by the muscular components of the swallowing (sw) apparatus and–dysphagia …