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Titel:

Correlation between delivered radiation doses to the brainstem or vestibular organ and nausea & vomiting toxicity in patients with head and neck cancers - an observational clinical trial.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article
Autor(en):
Schiller, Kilian; Specht, Hanno Martin; Haller, Bernhard; Hallqvist, Daniela; Devecka, Michal; Becker von Rose, Aaron; Combs, Stephanie Elisabeth; Pigorsch, Steffi
Abstract:
Today intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) can be considered the standard of care in patients with head and neck tumors. IMRT treatment plans are proven to reduce acute treatment related side effects by optimal sparing of organs at risk (OAR). At the same time, areas that were out of the former 3D fields now receive low radiation doses. Amongst those areas the brainstem (BS) and the vestibular system (VS) are known to be physiologically connected to nausea and vomiting (NV). In our study...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Radiat Oncol
Jahr:
2017
Band / Volume:
12
Heft / Issue:
1
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
113
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1186/s13014-017-0846-4
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28676068
Print-ISSN:
1748-717X
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie; Klinik und Poliklinik für RadioOnkologie und Strahlentherapie
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