A change in postmastectomy radiotherapy fractionation: An audit of tumour control, acute and late morbidity

Breast

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 244-250

  Rodger, A ^a,b   Jack, W J L ^a   Kerr, G ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b William Buckland Radiotherapy Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RELAPSE; SKIN DEFECT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 0029834129     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9776(96)90018-1     Document Type: Article

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