International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , 1 May 2009

Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Reduces Radiation-Induced Morbidity and Improves Health-Related Quality of Life: Results of a Nonrandomized Prospective Study Using a Standardized Follow-Up Program

  • Marije R. Vergeer, M.D.

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    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Marije R. Vergeer, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital VU University, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Tel: (+31) 20-4440413; Fax: (+31) 20-4440410l
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  • Patricia A.H. Doornaert, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Derek H.F. Rietveld, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • C. René Leemans, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Ben J. Slotman, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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  • Johannes A. Langendijk, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands

Received 17 March 2008 ,Revised 13 June 2008 ,Accepted 28 July 2008.

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 Presented in part at the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology International Meeting on innovative approaches in head and neck oncology, Barcelona, Spain, February 22–24, 2007 (oral presentation); the First World Congress of the International Academy of Oral Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, May 17–20, 2007 (oral presentation); and the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 49th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, November 27–December 01, 2007 (poster presentation).

 Conflict of interest: none.

PII: S0360-3016(08)03311-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.07.059

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 74, Issue 1 , Pages 1-8 , 1 May 2009

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