CT-targeted irradiation of the breast and internal mammary lymph nodes using a 5-field technique

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 983-989

  Scrimger, Rufus A ^a,b   Connors, Sherry G ^a   Halls, Steven B ^a   Starreveld, Adalei A ^a  

^a CROSS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Cross Cancer Institute Edmonton ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Internal mammary lymph nodes; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BULLOUS SKIN DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DESQUAMATION; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN ULCER; TARGET ORGAN; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLAVICLE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034333044     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(00)00738-0     Document Type: Article

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