background: the aim of this study was to present epidemiological aspects of malignant tumor of head and neck in southeast of iran, with a view toward analyzing the age, gender, site distribution and histological types.  methods: all cases with malignant tumor of the head and neck region from 1999 to 2009 were retrieved from the records of cancer registry center of kerman university of medical s...

background: footwear with a curved “rollover” sole is prescribed to improve walking capability. shoes with a curved sole profile have been reported to alter ankle, knee and hip kinematics and posture and thought to able to modify head and neck, and trunk posture. therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the immediate effects of rollover footwear on standing posture of head and neck, ...

Introduction: Critical organs and structures may receive significant amounts of irradiation even if they are not the target of radiotherapy or located outside the treatment field. Although the sensitive thyroid gland and lens are not directly the targets of treatment, they can be affected by irradiation during the treatment of tumours in head and neck region. The purpose of thi...

Introduction: Computerized treatment planning is a rapidly evolving modality that depends on hardware and software efficiency. Despite ICRU recommendations suggesting 5% deviation in dose delivery the overall uncertainty shall be less than 3.5% as suggested by B.J. Minjnheer. J. In house spreadsheets are developed by the medical physicists to cross-verify the dose calculated by the Treatment Pl...

introduction: in spite of large number of studies regarding relation between thyroid cancer and childhood irradiation, contraversy still exists management of these patients. this study tries to find optimal method of thyroid evaluation in this group. methods and patients: in a recall program using mass media in khorasan, all patients with childhood irradiation were invited for thyroid evaluatio...

introduction : oral health is an important aspect of public health which affects people’s quality of life. oral health related quality of life is assessed to evaluate the effect of different diseases on individual’s daily life quality. the aim of this study was to examine the oral health related quality of life in patients with head and neck tumors who received radio and chemotherapy. materials...

conclusions according to the findings of this study, the most common cause of penetrating neck injuries was stab wounds, and the majority of patients were young men, therefore, preventive measures should be implemented. because of fatal complications associated with neck injuries, we recommend early neck exploration in unstable cases or when injuries are deeper than the platysma. results among ...

conclusions the application of natural honey is effective in managing and preventing radiation-induced stomatitis in patients with head and neck cancers. results the results showed that severe stomatitis in groups of honey, chamomile and control was 0, 5.7%, and 17.6%, respectively. on the 14th day, it was 0, 0, and 17.6%, respectively. there were significant differences between the three group...