An audit of indications and techniques for supraclavicular fossa irradiation in early breast cancer in the United Kingdom

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 172-178

  Landau, D B ^a   Laing, R W ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Audit; Breast cancer; Radiotherapy; Supraclavicular; Technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; EARLY CANCER; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION FIELD; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033925978     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2000.9145     Document Type: Article

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