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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dysphagia. 2016 Apr 20;31(3):339–351. doi: 10.1007/s00455-016-9710-1

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Temporal classifications of radiation-induced injury in head and neck as described in basic radiation, dysphagia rehabilitation, and clinical diagnostic literature. Research findings are complicated by wide-range of terminologies used to describe stages of radiation injury. A more precise classification is necessary to prevent ambiguity and provoke different treatments for each specific injury classification.