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