International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 3, Supplement , Pages S50-S57 , 1 March 2010

Radiation Therapy and Hearing Loss

  • Niranjan Bhandare, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
    • ,
  • Andrew Jackson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
    • ,
  • Avraham Eisbruch, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan
    • ,
  • Charlie C. Pan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan
    • ,
  • John C. Flickinger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
    • ,
  • Patrick Antonelli, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
    • ,
  • William M. Mendenhall, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: William M. Mendenhall, M.D., PO Box 100385, Gainesville, FL 32610. Tel: (352) 265-0287; Fax: (352) 265-7045

Received 18 March 2009 ,Revised 23 April 2009 ,Accepted 27 April 2009.

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 Conflict of interest: None.

PII: S0360-3016(09)03298-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.04.096

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
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