Prone position breast irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1994, Pages 197-203

  Merchant, Thomas E ^a   McCormick, Beryl ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Breast cancer; Breast irradiation; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREAST CANCER; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; LUNG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPINE POSITION; THORAX WALL;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; PRONE POSITION; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0027953721     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(94)90535-5     Document Type: Article

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