Oncologic treatments, such as curative radiotherapy and chemoradiation, for head and neck
cancer can cause long-term swallowing impairments (dysphagia) that negatively impact …

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

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

Purpose The aim of this study was to clinically validate a multivariable normal tissue
complication probability (NTCP) model for grade 2–4 swallowing dysfunction at 6 months …

Background The purpose of this study was to assess predictors of mucositis in
oropharyngeal and oral cavity cancer after definitive or adjuvant volumetric modulated arc …

Background and purpose Radiotherapy of the head and neck is challenged by the relatively
large number of organs-at-risk close to the tumor. Biologically-oriented objective functions …

Background Severe late dysphagia is common after chemoradiotherapy for cancers of the
larynx and oropharynx. Options for reduction of severe late dysphagia are limited for human …

The objective of this study is to report the initial results of a prospective trial assessing
instrumental deglutition function in nasopharynx and oropharynx cancers after radio or …

Aims: The aim of this study was to compare radiation dose to dysphagia aspiration related
structures (DARS) in intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and three-dimensional …