The Salzburg concept of intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer: Results and considerations

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2882-2887

  Reitsamer, Roland ^a   Sedlmayer, Felix ^a   Kopp, Michael ^a   Kametriser, Gerhard ^a   Menzel, Christian ^a   Deutschmann, Heinz ^a   Nairz, Olaf ^a   Hitzl, Wolfgang ^b   Peintinger, Florentia ^c  

^a University Hospital Salzburg   (Austria)

^b Biostatistics   (Austria)

^c General Hospital of Leoben   (Austria)

Author keywords

Boost radiation; Breast cancer; Breast conserving surgery; Intraoperative radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; ELECTRONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646364040     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.21727     Document Type: Article

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