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ArticleJournal of oncology2022

Parotid Gland Stem Cell Preservation during Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Dosimetric Analysis and Feasibility.

Lirong Zheng, Qiaoli Mei, Yuxiang Gao, Fenglei Du, Lin Xiao, Gangfeng Wu

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Article in Journal of oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lirong ZhengDepartment of E.N.T., Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China.
Qiaoli MeiDepartment of Pharmacy, Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China.
Yuxiang GaoDepartment of E.N.T., Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated to Wenzhou Medical University, Taizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China.
Fenglei DuDepartment of Radiotherapy, Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Hangzhou 310000, Zhejiang, China.
Lin XiaoDepartment of Otolaryngology, Taizhou Enze Medical Center (Group) Enze Hospital, Taizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China.
Gangfeng WuDepartment of E.N.T., Tai Zhou Second People's Hospital, Taizhou 317000, Zhejiang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7614-819X
Wenzhou Medical University · CNTaizhou Second People's Hospital · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Parotid gland (PG) is a radiosensitive organ, and xerostomia (XS) is a key factor affecting patients' life quality after conventional radiotherapy for head and neck tumors. In this study, dosimetry analysis was performed on PG stem cell preservation in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods: All clinical data of 80 NPC patients diagnosed pathologically in the Radiotherapy Department of Taizhou Hospital of Zhejiang Province Affiliated with Wenzhou Medical University from August 2017 to September 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients were assigned to a regular group and a restricted group according to different IMRT plans, in which a dose limitation for the parotid duct was added in the restricted group in addition to the conventional plan used in the regular group to minimize the parotid duct radiation dose. The differences in planning target volume (PTV) dose distribution, organ at risk (OAR) dose, and dose to the PG and its ducts were compared between the two groups. Results: Significantly higher mean irradiation doses of the brainstem, mandible, and oral cavity were determined in the restricted group compared with the regular group ( Conclusion: IMRT for NPC can effectively reduce the mean irradiation dose and play a PG stem cell preservation role by giving specific dose limitation conditions to the parotid duct area without affecting PTV dose distribution and OAR irradiation dose, which has certain feasibility.

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