Radiation protection for the sentinel node procedure in breast cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 396-399

  de Kanter, A Y ^a   Arends, P P A M ^a   Eggermont, Alexander M M ^a   Wiggers, T ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Pathologist; Radiation protection; Safety; Sentinel node; Surgeon

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HAND; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGIST; PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PROTECTION; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SURGEON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

EID: 0037974746     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1424     Document Type: Article

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