Dosimetric characteristics of the MammoSite RTS, a new breast brachytherapy applicator

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1132-1139

  Edmundson, Gregory K ^a   Vicini, Frank A ^a   Chen, Peter Y ^a   Mitchell, Christina ^a   Martinez, Alvaro A ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast neoplasms; Dosimetry; High dose rate

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; SKIN;

BRACHYTHERAPY;

DOSIMETRY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKIN; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; PHYSICS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037085979     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(01)02773-0     Document Type: Article

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