The influence of breast size on late radiation effects and association with radiotherapy dose inhomogeneity

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 106-112

  Moody, A M ^a   Mayles, W P M ^a   Bliss, J M ^b   A'Hern, R P ^c   Owen, J R ^d   Regan, J ^a   Broad, B ^d   Yarnold, J R ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d CHELTENHAM GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Late radiation effect; Radiotherapy dose inhomogeneity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0028576881     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-8140(94)90063-9     Document Type: Article

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