Factors affecting the contralateral breast dose in post-quadrantectomy irradiation;Fattori che influenzano la dose alia mammella non trattata nell'irradiazione dopo quadrantectomia

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 596-599

  Stasi, Michele ^a   Moro, Gregorio ^a   Ramella, Sergio ^a   Bertone, Alberto ^a   Maruca, Simona ^a   Ciambellotti, Emanuele ^a  

^a OSPEDALE DEGLI INFERMI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Breast carcinoma; Carcinoma; Contralateral breast; Dosimetry; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN ABSORPTION; THERMOLUMINESCENCE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 0030840099     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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