The effect of radiotherapy on taste sensation in head and neck cancer patients – a prospective study

Radiation Oncology

Table 2 Probability values (p-values) for Correlations Between Alteration in Taste Sensation and Examined Factors

Factor	T0	T1	T2	T3	T4	T5
Non-stimulated sialometry	0.033	0.17	0.058	0.386	0.349	0.782
Alteration in citric-acid-stimulated sialometry	0.007	0.055	0.237	0.255	0.12	0.747
Maximal tongue dose	0.884	0.157	0.429	0.748	0.226	0.416
Mean tongue dose	0.913	0.183	0.394	0.475	0.303	0.636
Maximal oral cavity dose	0.981	0.816	0.902	0.540	0.907	0.722
Mean oral cavity dose	0.854	0.237	0.407	0.451	0.798	0.617

T0, baseline (prior to radiotherapy course); T1, mid-point of radiotherapy course; T2, end of radiotherapy; T3, 1 month after completion of treatment course; T4, 3 months after completion of treatment course; T5, 12 months after completion of treatment course

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