Mandible osteoradionecrosis after high-dose radiation therapy for head and neck cancers: risk factors and dosimetric analysis

Authors

  • Lars Merring-Mikkelsen Department of Medical Physics, Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  • Mads Høyrup Brincker Department of Medical Physics, Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  • Maria Andersen Department of Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  • Özlem Kesmez Department of Oral and Maxillofacial, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
  • Martin Skovmos Nielsen Department of Medical Physics, Oncology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2024.35222

Keywords:

Osteoradionecrosis, Radiotherapy, Head and Neck, Risk Factors

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2024-05-06

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Merring-Mikkelsen, L., Brincker, M. H., Andersen, M., Kesmez, Özlem, & Nielsen , M. S. (2024). Mandible osteoradionecrosis after high-dose radiation therapy for head and neck cancers: risk factors and dosimetric analysis. Acta Oncologica, 63(1), 273–276. https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226X.2024.35222