Evaluation of the dosimetric consequences of adding a single asymmetric or MLC shaped field to a tangential breast radiotherapy technique

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 165-170

  Richmond, Neil D ^a,b   Turner, Robert N ^a   Dawes, Peter J D K ^a   Lambert, Geoff D ^a   Lawrence, Gill P ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dose inhomogeneity; Radiotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DOSIMETRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0038515291     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8140(03)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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