Dosimetric analysis of intact breast irradiation in off-axis planes

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 261-267

  Buchholz, Thomas A ^a,c   Gurgoze, Erdal ^b   Bice, William S ^a   Prestidge, Bradley R ^a  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Dose; Inhomogeneity; Off axis; Radiation; Volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0030882587     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00292-7     Document Type: Article

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