Critical appraisal of a non-coplanar technique for radiotherapy of breast minimising lung involvement

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 319-325

  Nicolini, Giorgia ^a   Fogliata, Antonella ^a   Cozzi, Luca ^a  

^a ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breast radiation therapy; Comparative treatment planning; Conformal therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG VOLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 25844525890     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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