title: Treating patients before and after irradiation.
abstract: Patients undergoing irradiation treatment for head and neck cancer need not lose their teeth. Careful treatment planning improves patients' quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Lexington, KY.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Marciani
authors.forename: H E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Ownby
mesh_terms: D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects