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Thyroid Volume Changes Following Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer by John Roberson; Huakang Huang; Collin Noldner; Wei Hou; Kartik Mani; Edward Valentine; Samuel Ryu; Alexander Stessin is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Thyroid Volume Changes Following Adjuvant Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer about?
## Highlights •Supraclavicular-directed radiation for breast cancer affects thyroid volume. •A time-dependent and dose-dependent correlation exist between irradiation and thyroid volume decrease post-radiation. •Radiation dose of 20 Gy or higher (V20) correlates with significant decrease in thyroid volume decrease and development of radiation-induced hypothyroidism by 6 months. •Minimizing V20 is recommended to minimize the incidence of radiation-induced hypothyroidism.
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- Author
- John Roberson; Huakang Huang; Collin Noldner; Wei Hou; Kartik Mani; Edward Valentine; Samuel Ryu; Alexander Stessin
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)