Predictors of acute throat or esophageal patient reported pain during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

Predictors of acute throat or esophageal patient reported pain during radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

Background and purpose: Acute pain during weekly radiotherapy (RT) to the head and neck is not well characterized. We studied dose-volume metrics and clinical variables that are plausibly associated with throat or esophageal pain as measured with a weekly questionnaire during RT. Materials and metho...

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Main Authors: Hiram A. Gay, Jung Hun Oh, Aditya P. Apte, Mackenzie D. Daly, Douglas R. Adkins, Jason Rich, Peter J. Oppelt, Pawel T. Dyk, Daniel F. Mullen, Laura Eschen, Re-I. Chin, Brian Nussenbaum, Bruce H. Haughey, Wade L. Thorstad, Joseph O. Deasy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-11-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630818300193

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