Partial irradiation of the breast: Old challenges, new solutions

Breast

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 466-475

  Bernier, J ^a   Viale, G ^c   Orecchia, R ^c   Ballardini, B ^e   Richetti, A ^a   Bronz, L ^b   Franzetti Pellanda, A ^a   Intra, M ^d   Veronesi, U ^d  

^a ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b OSPEDALE SAN GIOVANNI   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^e Department of Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast cancer; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Intra operative radiotherapy; Partial breast irradiation

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON THERAPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL BODY RADIATION; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION SAFETY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33745947945     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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