Impact of setup variability on incidental lung irradiation during tangential breast treatment

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-115

  Carter, Dennis L ^a   Marks, Lawrence B ^a   Bentel, Gunilla C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Breast neoplasms; Lung irradiation; Pulmonary effects; Radiation therapy; Treatment setup

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CALCULATION; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG VOLUME; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LUNG; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031128228     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00233-2     Document Type: Article

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