Breast-conserving radiation therapy using combined electron and intensity-modulated radiotherapy technique

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-71

  Li, Jonathan G ^a   Williams, Scott S ^a   Goffinet, Don R ^a   Boyer, Arthur L ^a   Xing, Lei ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Combined photon and electron beams; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Inverse planning; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; PHOTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION RESPONSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0034237337     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(00)00189-4     Document Type: Article

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