Journal article
Olfactory sensations produced by high-energy photon irradiation of the olfactory receptor mucosa in humans
Abstract
During irradiation of volumes that incorporate the olfactory system, a proportion of patients have complained of a pungent smell. A retrospective study was carried out to determine the prevalence of this side-effect. A questionnaire was sent to 40 patients whose treatment volumes included the olfactory region and also to a control group treated away from this region. The irradiated tumor volumes included the frontal lobe, whole brain, …
Authors
Sagar SM; Thomas RJ; Loverock LT; Spittle MF
Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 771–776
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 1991
DOI
10.1016/0360-3016(91)90021-u
ISSN
0360-3016