Open AccessIncidence of primary hypothyroidism in patients exposed to therapeutic external beam radiation, where radiation portals include a part or whole of the thyroid gland
Author(s) -
Lamberg Ba,
Kuchay M Shafi,
Sabiya Majid,
Mohd Maqbool Lone,
Fir Afroz,
Showkat Khan,
R Roohi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.104078
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , external beam radiation , incidence (geometry) , radiation , physiology , pediatrics , radiation therapy , optics , physics
Hypothyroidism is a known consequence of external-beam radiotherapy to the neck encompassing a part or whole of the thyroid gland. In this non-randomized prospective study, we have tried to evaluate the response of the thyroid gland to radiation by assessing thyroid function before irradiation and at regular intervals after irradiation.