Optimizing radiotherapy of the internal mammary chain in breast carcinoma by scintigraphy

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 15-20

  Struikmans, H ^a   Van Rijk, P P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Internal mammary chain; Lymphoscintigraphy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

NANOCOLL TC 99M; SOLCO NANOCOLL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL MAMMARY LYMPH NODE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LYMPHOSCINTIGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029907079     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(96)91804-6     Document Type: Article

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