A dielectric method for measuring early and late reactions in irradiated human skin

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-254

  Nuutinen, Jouni ^a   Lahtinen, Tapani ^a,b   Turunen, Marita ^a   Alanen, Esko ^a   Tenhunen, Mikko ^a,c   Usenius, Taina ^a,d   Kolle, Rainer ^a,e  

^a KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Lappeenranta Central Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dielectric constant; Erythema; Radiotherapy; Skin; Subcutaneous fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DERMATITIS; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SKIN FIBROSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BODY COMPOSITION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIODERMATITIS; SKIN;

EID: 0031800667     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(97)00234-X     Document Type: Article

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