Radiation-induced Xerostomia: Evaluation with 18F-FDG PET/CT

Gözde Mütevelizade; Bilal Çağrı Bozdemir; Nazım Aydın; Ahmet Furkan Süner; Ö. Karakoyun Çelik; Yasemın Parlak; Ecem Çorlu; Özgür Yıldırım; Mumtaz Kahya; Gizem Bakıcıerler; Gül Gümüşer; Elvan Sayıt

doi:10.4274/mirt.galenos.2025.04696

October 8, 2025Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide TherapyOpen Access

Radiation-induced Xerostomia: Evaluation with 18F-FDG PET/CT

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Xerostomia severity increases with higher radiation doses to salivary glands.
The analysis utilized 18F-FDG PET/CT to assess metabolic alterations in 30 head and neck cancer patients.
This observational analysis evaluated radiation dose responses alongside metabolic changes in salivary glands.
The findings suggest a need for strategies to mitigate xerostomia in patients post-radiotherapy.

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To investigate the relationship between radiation dose, metabolic changes in the salivary glands assessed by 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT), and xerostomia severity in patients with head and neck cancer following radiotherapy (RT).

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