Dosimetric factors associated with long-term patient-reported outcomes after definitive radiotherapy of patients with head and neck cancer.

Toyokazu HayakawaShogo KawakamiItaru SodaTakuro KainumaMarika NozawaAkane SekiguchiShunsuke MiyamotoTaku YamashitaHiromichi Ishiyama

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2019)

We found that dosages to the SPC and parotid gland were associated with severe deterioration in HRQOL attributable to difficulty in HNSO and HNCO, whereas dosage to the MPC was associated with severe deterioration attributable to nausea and vomiting.

Keyphrases

patient reported outcomes
radiation therapy
locally advanced
early onset
early stage
radiation induced
squamous cell carcinoma
drug induced