Incorporation of patient immobilization, tissue compensation and matchline junction technique for three-field breast treatment

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1988, Pages 131-135

  Vanaken, Montre L ^a   Breneman, John C ^a   Elson, Howard R ^a   Foster, Alvis E ^a   Lukes, Steven J ^a   Little, Rosanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0024074081     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0958-3947(88)90059-3     Document Type: Article

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