Evidence Note 15: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for the prevention and treatment of osteoradionecrosis following radiotherapy of head and neck cancer

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This Evidence Note was revised in May 2007.

HBOT involves breathing pure oxygen under a pressure of greater than one atmosphere absolute and has been proposed for preventing and treating various conditions where there is inadequate supply of oxygen to the tissues.

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Evidence Note 15: Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for the prevention and treatment of osteoradionecrosis following radiotherapy of head and neck cancer

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