American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 24-28 , January 2006

External beam radiotherapy for differentiated thyroid cancer

  • Kenyon M. Meadows, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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  • Robert J. Amdur, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
    • ,
  • Christopher G. Morris, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
    • ,
  • Douglas B. Villaret, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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  • Ernest L. Mazzaferri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Endocrinology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
    • ,
  • William M. Mendenhall, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida Health Science Center, PO Box 100385, Gainsville, FL 32610-0385, USA. Tel.: +1 352 265 0287; fax: +1 352 265 0759.

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.05.017

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 24-28 , January 2006

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