Head and neck cancers are common in Southern China including Hong Kong. Intensity
modulated radiotherapy has been the treatment of choice for these patients. Although …

Salivary glands are usually irradiated during radiotherapy for head and neck cancers, which
can lead to radiation-induced damage. Radiation-induced xerostomia (oral dryness) is the …

Purpose: Xerostomia (dry mouth), secondary to irradiation of the parotid glands, is one of the
most common side effects of head‐and‐neck cancer radiotherapy. Diagnostic tools able to …

Purpose To determine whether serial cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) images
taken during head and neck radiation therapy (HNR) can improve chronic xerostomia …

Definition and prevalence of xerostomia were shortly presented. Radiosensitivity of the
salivary glands, mechanism, diagnostics, and possible prediction methods of the intensity of …

Inflammation of the large salivary glands in humans is, usually, relatively easy to recognize
clinically because of the symptoms, swelling, and pain. On one hand, the history, palpation …

Xerostomia, or dry mouth, is a significant problem affecting quality of life in patients treated
with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer. Strategies for reduction of xerostomia …

Objective The purpose of this study was to identify all outcome domains used in clinical
studies of xerostomia, that is, subjective sensation of dry mouth. This study is part of the …

The parotid gland is the largest major salivary gland and is anatomically located anterior to
the external auditory canal, overlying the level of the zygoma superiorly, and the ramus of …

Objective To investigate the value of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-
MRI) as a noninvasive tool to assess salivary gland function for follow-up of patients with …