Can Dose Reduction to One Parotid Gland Prevent Xerostomia? - A Feasibility Study for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Patients Treated with Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy

Minimising the radiation dose to one of the parotid glands with the help of IMRT in patients with advanced head and neck cancers can prevent xerostomia in most patients and parotid scintigraphy is a useful method of documenting xerostomia.