Table 3:
Normal tissue dose by swallowing inventory score
| Mean dose by MDASI-HN-S | Mean dose by composite MDADI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–5 | 6–10 | p value | <60 | ≥60 | p value | ||
| Inferior pharyngeal constrictors | 30.9 | 34.8 | 0.160 | 35.8 | 30.8 | 0.076 | |
| Middle pharyngeal constrictors | 56.5 | 57.1 | 0.756 | 57.8 | 56.4 | 0.540 | |
| Superior pharyngeal constrictors | 61.3 | 64.2 | 0.056 | 64.3 | 61.3 | 0.054 | |
| Ipsilateral anterior digastric | 57.2 | 58.5 | 0.413 | 60.1 | 57.0 | 0.060 | |
| Contralateral anterior digastric | 45.3 | 51.2 | 0.019 | 53.7 | 45.1 | <0.001 | |
| Intrinsic tongue muscles | 54.3 | 58.2 | 0.035 | 59.7 | 54.2 | 0.003 | |
| Mylogeniohyoid | 48.3 | 53.3 | 0.095 | 54.8 | 48.1 | 0.028 | |
| Genioglossus | 58.7 | 60.7 | 0.293 | 62.0 | 58.6 | 0.066 | |
| Cricopharyngeal muscle | 18.0 | 19.9 | 0.415 | 20.7 | 17.9 | 0.254 | |
| Ipsilateral parotid gland | 35.6 | 37.9 | 0.253 | 38.1 | 35.6 | 0.342 | |
| Contralateral parotid gland | 20.2 | 24.0 | 0.052 | 24.4 | 20.2 | 0.057 | |
| Ipsilateral submandibular gland | 68.5 | 68.9 | 0.892 | 69.7 | 68.4 | 0.074 | |
| Contralateral submandibular gland | 55.1 | 55.9 | 0.133 | 57.7 | 49.9 | 0.010 | |
| Larynx | 25.5 | 29.9 | 0.032 | 30.1 | 25.4 | 0.005 | |
| Esophagus | 26.8 | 29.0 | 0.277 | 30.8 | 26.6 | 0.038 | |