Cosmetic outcome and incidence of infection with the MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator

Breast Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 306-310

  Dickler, Adam ^a   Kirk, Michael C ^a   Choo, Julia ^a   Hsi, Wen Chien ^a   Chu, James ^a   Dowlatshahi, Kambiz ^a   Francescatti, Darius ^a   Shott, Susan ^a   Nguyen, Cam ^a  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast cancer; MammoSite; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; SAFETY; SKIN INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADJUVANT THERAPY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREAST TUMOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SURVIVAL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE FRACTIONATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 27744486220     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2005.00014.x     Document Type: Article

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