External Beam Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers Is Associated with Increased Variability in Retinal Vascular Oxygenation

Daniel S. Higginson; Alok Sahgal; Michael V. Lawrence; Sarah Moyer; Mihaela Stefanescu; Adam K. Willson; Bahjat Qaqish; Adam Zanation; Lawrence B. Marks; Seema Garg; Bhishamjit S. Chera

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0069657

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External Beam Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers Is Associated with Increased Variability in Retinal Vascular Oxygenation

Daniel S. Higginson,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States of America
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Alok Sahgal,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Michael V. Lawrence,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sarah Moyer,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Mihaela Stefanescu,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Adam K. Willson,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Bahjat Qaqish,

Affiliation Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Adam Zanation,

Affiliation Department of Otolaryngology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Lawrence B. Marks,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Seema Garg,

Affiliation Department of Ophthalmology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Bhishamjit S. Chera

* E-mail: bchera@med.unc.edu

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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External Beam Radiotherapy for Head and Neck Cancers Is Associated with Increased Variability in Retinal Vascular Oxygenation

Daniel S. Higginson,
Alok Sahgal,
Michael V. Lawrence,
Sarah Moyer,
Mihaela Stefanescu,
Adam K. Willson,
Bahjat Qaqish,
Adam Zanation,
Lawrence B. Marks,
Seema Garg

Published: August 6, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069657

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