Re: Thyroid Cancer from Irradiation of the Head?

[Richard Smart <R.Smart@unsw.edu.au>]

Dear Mike,

This is a useful paper:

Ron E. et al.
Thyroid cancer after exposure to external radiation: a pooled analysis of
seven studies.
Radiation Research  1995; 141:259-277

Regards

Richard



At 11:03 A 26.11.97 -0600, you wrote:
>Would someone point me to a reference or references regarding observed
thyroid
>cancers from previous irradiation of the head?  In this case I am
specifically
>interested in x-ray irradiation of the skin for facial acne.
>
>Thanks for your effort,
>
>Mike Lewandowski
>Health Physicist
>3M Company
>(612) 737-4452
>
>
Richard Smart PhD
Department of Nuclear Medicine
St. George Hospital
Kogarah, NSW 2217
Australia
Tel:61 2 9350 3112
Fax:61 2 9350 3991
Email:R.Smart@unsw.edu.au