Investigation into dosimetric effect of a MAGNA-SITE™ tissue expander on post-mastectomy radiotherapy

Medical Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1640-1646

  Thompson, Rosemary C A ^a   Morgan, Andrew M ^a  

^a United Kingdom   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; External beam radiotherapy; High density inhomogeneity; Image artifacts; Silicon diode measurements; Three dimensional (3 D) treatment planning

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HIP PROSTHESES; MEDICAL IMAGING; RARE EARTHS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; TISSUE;

BREAST CANCER; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; IMAGE ARTIFACTS; INHOMOGENEITIES; SILICON DIODES; TREATMENT PLANNING;

RADIOTHERAPY;

TITANIUM;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIODE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAGNET; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 21144444033     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.1914545     Document Type: Conference Paper

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