Research progress in radiotherapy for head and neck tumors in parotid gland protection / 国际肿瘤学杂志
Journal of International Oncology
;
(12): 689-692, 2015.
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en Chino
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| ID: wpr-480708
ABSTRACT
Radiotherapy is the main treatment for head and neck cancer,but it will result in adjacent tissue damage,including radioactive xerostomia,the most common complication.The mechanism of radiation-induced parotid damage injury is unclear.Parotid function test include detection of parotid salivary flow and salivary flow rate,parotid SPECT,CT and MRI,etc.How to protect the parotid glands becomes a hot research in recent years.At present,the main methods of protecting the parotid glands includes selecting patterns of radiotherapy,radiotherapy planning optimization,drugs,stem cell transplantation and gene transduction.
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Journal of International Oncology
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