Comprehensive assessment of xerostomia in patients receiving radiation for head and neck cancer

<p>Purpose: Xerostomia is a well known complication of radiation for head and neck cancer. It causes significant impairment of Quality Of Life (QOL).Comprehensive assessment is possible with the help of scintigraphy, Dose-volume histogram (DVH) parameters as well as QOL questionnaire.</p>...

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Main Authors: Vijaya Aditya Yadaraju, Janaki Manur Gururajachar, Jyosthna Elagandula, Kirthi Koushik Agrahara Sreenivasa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IJCTO 2016-06-01
Series:International Journal of Cancer Therapy and Oncology
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Online Access:http://ijcto.org/index.php/IJCTO/article/view/480