Partial breast irradiation - Is it ready for prime time?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1214-1216

  Buchholz, Thomas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RISK; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISSECTION; EDITORIAL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION; METASTASIS; PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344395055     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00813-7     Document Type: Editorial

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