Inversely Planned Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy of the Breast Including the Internal Mammary Chain: A Plan Comparison Study

Technology in Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Thilmann, Christoph ^a,b   Sroka Perez, Gabriele ^b   Krempien, Robert ^b   Hoess, Angelika ^a   Wannenmacher, Michael ^b   Debus, Jürgen ^a,b  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; HEART; HUMAN; INVERSELY PLANNED INTENSITY MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; LUNG; LYMPH NODE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 1342322797     PISSN: 15330346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153303460400300108     Document Type: Article

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