Parotid and submandibular/sublingual salivary flow during high dose radiotherapy

It was studied whether differences in acute radiosensitivity exist between parotid and submandibular/sublingual glands. The results revealed that salivary flow rates decreased dramatically during the first 2 weeks of radiotherapy. Neither recovery nor significant differences were observed between th...

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Published inRadiotherapy and oncology Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 271 - 274
Main Authors Burlage, Fred R., Coppes, Rob P., Meertens, Harm, Stokman, Monique A., Vissink, Arjan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ireland Elsevier Ireland Ltd 01.12.2001
Subjects
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Head and Neck Neoplasms - complications
Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Radiotherapy
Salivary gland
Salivary Glands - radiation effects
Salivary secretion
Salivation - radiation effects
Xerostomia
Xerostomia - complications
Salivary gland
Salivary secretion
Radiotherapy
Xerostomia
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Summary:It was studied whether differences in acute radiosensitivity exist between parotid and submandibular/sublingual glands. The results revealed that salivary flow rates decreased dramatically during the first 2 weeks of radiotherapy. Neither recovery nor significant differences were observed between the production of saliva from the parotid and submandibular/sublingual glands during the 13 weeks observation period.
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ISSN:0167-8140
1879-0887
DOI:10.1016/S0167-8140(01)00427-3