Incidence of Hypothyroidism after External Radiation to Thyroid Region

Background: In this study we evaluated the incidence of hypothyroidism in patients who received external beam radiation due to cancer, when radiation portals included thyroid gland. Methods: This prospective study was conducted from April 2004 to December 2005 among patients with head and neck or b...

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Main Authors: Manuchehr Sardari, Saeed Karimkhani, Bita kalaghchi, Farnaz Amouzegar hashemi, Ali Kazemian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2011-02-01
Series:Basic & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:https://bccr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/bccrj/article/view/5