Low dose reirradiation in combination with hyperthermia: A palliative treatment for patients with breast cancer recurring in previously irradiated areas

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 1407-1413

  van der Zee, J ^a   Treurniet Donker, A D ^b   The, S K ^b   Helle, P A ^b   Seldenrath, J J ^b   Meerwaldt, J H ^b   Wijnmaalen, A J ^b   van den Berg, A P ^c   van Rhoon, G C ^a   Broekmeyer Reurink, M P ^a   Reinhold, H S ^c,d  

^a Rotterdam Radiotherapy Institute   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Hyperthermia; Local recurrence; Reirradiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RECURRENCE; FAST ELECTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PALLIATIVE CARE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024211213     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(88)90237-4     Document Type: Article

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