Clinical aspects of intensity-modulated radiotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer

Seminars in Radiation Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 250-259

  Krueger, Editha A ^b   Fraass, Benedick A ^b   Pierce, Lori J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR VOLUME; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0036311381     PISSN: 10534296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/srao.2002.32468     Document Type: Article

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