Targeted intra-operative radiotherapy (Targit): An innovative method of treatment for early breast cancer

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 1075-1080

  Vaidya, J S ^a   Baum, M ^a   Tobias, J S ^a   D'Souza D P ^a   Naidu, S V ^a   Morgan, S ^a   Harte, K J ^b   Sliski, A P ^b   Thomson, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Photoelectron Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conserving therapy surgery; IORT; Pilot; Randomised trial; Targeted intra operative radiotherapy; Targit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; OPERATING ROOM; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PHOTON; PILOT STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIOSURGERY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TARGET ORGAN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIOTHERAPY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17944370869     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011609401132     Document Type: Article

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