Subcutaneous calcification as a late effect of orthovoltage chest wall irradiation

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 196-197

  Cowie, F ^a   Jones, R ^a  

^a BEATSON WEST OF SCOTLAND CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcification; Late effect; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SOFT TISSUE CALCIFICATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX WALL;

EID: 0032789912     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.1999.9042     Document Type: Article

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