An investigation into lung correction for tangential breast irradiation

Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 24-28

  Hill, B ^a   Brown, R ^b,c  

^a TOWNSVILLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b QRI Mater Centre   (Australia)

^c GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Computer Treatment Planning; Lung Correction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0032008560     PISSN: 01589938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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