Dysphagia and xerostomia are the main sequellae of chemoradiotherapy for head and neck
cancer, and the main factors in reducing long-term patient quality of life. IMRT uses …

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: In the past, xerostomia was considered one of the most important determining
factors of quality of life (QoL) after radiotherapy (RT) of the head and neck region. In …

Purpose: To present initial results of a clinical trial of intensity-modulated radiotherapy
(IMRT) aiming to spare the swallowing structures whose dysfunction after chemoradiation is …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 test the hypothesis that intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) aiming
to spare the salivary glands and swallowing structures would reduce or eliminate the effects …

Data have emerged that the addition of concurrent chemotherapy to radiation can lead to
swallowing dysfunction that may have an impact on patient quality of life and lead to …