Dose to contralateral breast: A comparison of four primary breast irradiation techniques

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 727-732

  Kelly, Charmayne A ^a   Wang, Xiao Yang ^a   Chu, James C H ^a   Hartsell, William F ^b  

^a RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast irradiation; Contralateral breast dose; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; IRRADIATION; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030051431     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02051-9     Document Type: Article

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