A dosimetric study on radiation-induced hypothyroidism following intensity-modulated radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

In conclusion, RIHT is associated with radiation dose, particularly with Dmean and V50 of the thyroid gland. Dose constraints associated with the thyroid gland significantly reduced the incidence of hypothyroidism compared with the unconstrained group. PMID: 30405757 [PubMed]
Source: Oncology Letters - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Oncol Lett Source Type: research