Low level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in the management of side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: part 1: mechanisms of action, dosimetric, and safety considerations

Low level laser therapy/photobiomodulation in the management of side effects of chemoradiation therapy in head and neck cancer: part 1: mechanisms of action, dosimetric, and safety considerations

Purpose: There is a large body of evidence supporting the efficacy of low level laser therapy (LLLT), more recently termed photobiomodulation (PBM), for the management of oral mucositis (OM) in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer (HNC). Recent advances in PBM technology, toget...

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Main Authors: Elad, Sharon, Barasch, Andrei, Genot, Marie-Thérèse, Lansaat, Liset, van der Brink, Ron, Arnabat-Dominguez, Josep, van der Molen, Lisette, Jacobi, Irene, van Diessen, Judi, de Lange, Jan, Bensadoun, René-Jean, Zecha, Judith A. E. M., Raber-Durlacher, Judith E., Nair, Raj G., Epstein, Joel B., Sonis, Stephen T., Migliorati, Cesar A., Milstein, Dan M. J., Smeele, Ludi E., Schubert, Mark M., Hamblin, Michael R
Other Authors: Institute for Medical Engineering and Science
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/104871

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