Peter van Luijk, PhD

Radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck (HN) cancer frequently induces xerostomia due to radiation‑mediated parotid gland damage. Mechanistic modeling of parotid response may improve understanding of toxicity development and enable more biologically informed pred...

Radiation induced xerostomia is a common adverse sequela among head and neck cancer (HNC) patients with ~45,000 new cases treated with radiation in the US annually. Current guidelines focus on sparing the mean dose to the parotid glands to reduce xerostomia....