Comparison of contralateral breast doses from 1 2 beam block and isocentric treatment techniques for patients treated with primary breast irradiation with 60Co

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 205-210

  Tercilla, Oscar ^a   Krasin, Frank ^a,b   Lawn Tsao, Lily ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast irradiation (isocentric and half beam block); Breast radiation dose; Cobalt 60 irradiation; Contralateral breast irradation

Indexed keywords

BREAST CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COBALT RADIOISOTOPES; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0024384706     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(89)90390-8     Document Type: Article

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