Preliminary results for prone-position breast irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 156-160

  Mahe, Marc André ^a   Classe, Jean Marc ^a   Dravet, François ^a   Cussac, Agnès ^a   Cuilliere, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CENTRE RENÉ GAUDUCHEAU   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Prone position; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; IRRADIATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; SURGERY;

PRONE-POSITION TECHNIQUE;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN MANIFESTATION; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRONE POSITION; RADIATION PROTECTION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0036138762     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)01741-2     Document Type: Article

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