Clinical Oncology
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 456-463 , August 2010

External Beam Radiotherapy for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer

  • C. Powell

      Affiliations

    • The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
    • ,
  • K. Newbold

      Affiliations

    • The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
    • ,
  • K.J. Harrington

      Affiliations

    • The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
    • ,
  • S.A. Bhide

      Affiliations

    • The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
    • ,
  • C.M. Nutting

      Affiliations

    • The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
    • The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: C.M. Nutting, Head and Neck Unit, The Royal Marsden Hospital, 207 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK. Tel: +44-20-78082586; fax: +44-20-7808 2235.

Received 1 February 2010 ,Accepted 22 March 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2010.03.012

Clinical Oncology
Volume 22, Issue 6 , Pages 456-463 , August 2010

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