Defining the efficacy of accelerated partial breast irradiation: The importance of proper patient selection, optimal quality assurance, and common sense

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1210-1213

  Vicini, Frank ^a   Arthur, Douglas ^b   Polgar, Csaba ^c   Kuske, Robert ^d  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Hungary)

^d Arizona Oncology Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; ACCELERATION; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0344826626     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)00814-9     Document Type: Editorial

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