Thyroid cancer after neck irradiation during childhood
β Scribed by H Somerville; K Steinbeck; L Delbridge; M Stevens
- Book ID
- 117290103
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 36 KB
- Volume
- 366
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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We prospectively used ultrasonography to de-and occurred in nearly half of patients treated tect thyroid abnormalities in 96 long-term survi-with 15 Gy or more directly to the thyroid gland. vors of childhood cancer, who received head Radionuclide scans confirmed the presence of and neck radiation t
## Abstract The thyroid gland in children is among the most sensitive organs to the carcinogenic effects of ionizing radiation, and very young children are at especially high risk. Risk associated with exposure to external Xβ or Ξ³βradiation increases linearly with increasing dose to the thyroid gla