Original articleFunctional Swallowing Units (FSUs) as organs-at-risk for radiotherapy. PART 2: Advanced delineation guidelines for FSUs
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Abbreviations
SWOARs
swallowing organs at risk
HLE
hyolaryngeal elevation
TBR
tongue base retraction
FSUs
Functional Swallowing Units
FOM
floor of mouth
THM
thyrohyoid muscles
PDS
posterior digastric/stylohyoid muscles complex
SCM
sternocleidomastoid muscle
LPM
longitudinal pharyngeal muscles
HSG
hyoglossus/styloglossus muscles complex
GGS
genioglossus muscles complex
BOT
base of tongue
ITM
intrinsic tongue muscles
NTCP
normal tissue complication probability
DVH
dose–volume histogram
PCM
pharyngeal constrictor muscle
VF
videofluoroscopy
Keywords
Head and neck cancer
(chemo)Radiation
Delineation
Swallowing organs at risk
Hyolaryngeal elevation
Tongue base retraction
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