Ongoing clinical experience utilizing 3D conformal external beam radiotherapy to deliver partial-breast irradiation in patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1247-1253

  Vicini, Frank A ^a   Remouchamps, Vincent ^a   Wallace, Michelle ^a   Sharpe, Michael ^a   Fayad, Julie ^a   Tyburski, Laura ^a   Letts, Nicola ^a   Kestin, Larry ^b   Edmundson, Gregory ^a   Pettinga, Jane ^a   Goldstein, Neal S ^a   Wong, John ^a  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast cancer; Breast conserving therapy; Partial breast irradiation; Three dimensional conformal irradiation

Indexed keywords

IRRADIATION; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY;

CONFORMAL RADIATION THERAPY (CRT); LUMPECTOMY;

TUMORS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STANDARD; SUPINE POSITION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0345257868     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(03)01573-6     Document Type: Article

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