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The Shrinking Thyroid: How Does Thyroid Size Change Following Radiation Therapy for Laryngeal Cancer?

M.M. Miller-Thomas, A.J. Kumar, R.V. Sellin, S. Azimpoor and K.K. Ang
American Journal of Neuroradiology March 2009, 30 (3) 613-616; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1406
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M.M. Miller-Thomas, A.J. Kumar, R.V. Sellin, S. Azimpoor, K.K. Ang
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