Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 217-224 , Autumn 2009

Reducing the Risk of Xerostomia and Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis: The Potential Benefits of Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy in Advanced Oral Cavity Carcinoma

  • Merina Ahmed, F.R.C.R., M.R.C.P., B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Vibeke N. Hansen, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Kevin J. Harrington, F.R.C.R., M.R.C.P., B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Christopher M. Nutting, F.R.C.R., M.D., M.R.C.P., B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Christopher M. Nutting, F.R.C.R., M.D., M.R.C.P., B.Sc., The Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London, SW# 6JJ, United Kingdom

Received 15 April 2008 ,Accepted 29 August 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2008.08.008

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 217-224 , Autumn 2009

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