Dose distribution in the thyroid gland following radiation therapy of breast cancer-a retrospective study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>To relate the development of post-treatment hypothyroidism with the dose distribution within the thyroid gland in breast cancer (BC) patients treated with loco-regional radiotherapy (RT).</p> <p>Methods and materials</p&g...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Knutstad K, Reinertsen KV, Johansen S, Olsen DR, Fosså SD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/6/1/68