Armrest versus vacuum bag immobilization in the treatment of breast cancer by radiation therapy: A randomized comparison

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-197

  Graham, P ^a   Elomari, F ^a   Browne, L ^a  

^a ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Immobilization; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKINFOLD;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0034115942     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2000.00804.x     Document Type: Article

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