Simultaneous-integrated boost intensity-modulated radiation therapy (SIB-IMRT) in the treatment of early-stage left-sided breast carcinoma

Medical Dosimetry

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 190-196

  Singla, Rajanish ^a   King, Stephanie ^a   Albuquerque, Kevin ^a   Creech, Steve ^a   Dogan, Nesrin ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; IMRT; Simultaneous integrated boost

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULTANEOUS INTEGRATED BOOST INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 33746885914     PISSN: 09583947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meddos.2005.11.001     Document Type: Article

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