Thyroid disorders in patients treated with radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer: A retrospective analysis of seventy-three patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 144-150

  Alterio, Daniela ^a   Jereczek Fossa, Barbara Alicja ^a,c   Franchi, Benedetta ^a   D'Onofrio, Alberto ^a   Piazzi, Valeria ^a   Rondi, Elena ^a   Ciocca, Mario ^a   Gibelli, Bianca ^a   Grosso, Enrica ^a   Tradati, Nicoletta ^a   Mariani, Luigi ^b   Boboc, Genoveva Ionela ^a   Orecchia, Roberto ^a,c  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Radiotherapy; Thyroid disorders

Indexed keywords

HORMONES; PATIENT TREATMENT; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID DISORDERS; THYROTROPIN;

DISEASES;

THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 33845615451     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.08.051     Document Type: Article

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