Commentary on the paper "A preliminary report of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) in limited-stage breast cancers that are conservatively treated". A critical review of an innovative approach

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 37, Issue 17, 2001, Pages 2143-2146

  Bartelink, H ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

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Indexed keywords

IRIDIUM 192;

BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; IRRADIATION; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0034778450     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(01)00284-2     Document Type: Editorial

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