Fetal dose evaluation during breast cancer radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 995-999

  Antypas, Christos ^a   Sandilos, Panagiotis ^a   Kouvaris, John ^a   Balafouta, Ersi ^a   Karinou, Eleftheria ^a   Kollaros, Nikos ^a   Vlahos, Lambros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fetal dose; Pregnancy; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS OUTCOME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PHANTOM; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; RADIATION DOSE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIOMETRY;

EID: 0031948901     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00909-7     Document Type: Article

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