Hypothyroidism After Head-and-Neck Radiotherapy in Children and Adolescents: Preliminary Results of the “Registry for the Evaluation of Side Effects After Radiotherapy in Childhood and Adolescence” (RiSK)

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8228744	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2011	5 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Radiation-induced thyroid function impairment, including damage to the thyroid gland and/or hypophysis, can frequently be observed after radiotherapy in children. A structured follow-up examination is advised.

Keywords

Adolescence Childhood Thyroid function Radiation

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Hypothyroidism After Head-and-Neck Radiotherapy in Children and Adolescents: Preliminary Results of the “Registry for the Evaluation of Side Effects After Radiotherapy in Childhood and Adolescence” (RiSK)

Authors

Tobias M.D., Alina Geisenheiser, Hildegard M.D., Carmen M.D., Christian M.D., Beate M.D., Karin M.D., Rolf-Dieter M.D., Joachim GerÃ, Raphael Koch, Normann M.D.,