Multivariate analyses of locoregional recurrences and skin complications after postmastectomy radiotherapy using electrons or photons

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1389-1396

  Huang, Eng Yen ^a,b   Chen, Hui Chun ^a   Sun, Li Min ^a   Fang, Fu Min ^a   Hsu, Hsuan Chih ^a,b   Hsiung, Ching Yeh ^a   Huang, Yu Jie ^a   Wang, Chang Yu ^a   Wang, Chong Jong ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Electron; Locoregional; Photon; Postmastectomy radiotherapy; Supraclavicular nodes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHOTONS; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN; TUMORS;

AXILLARY NODES; LOCOREGIONAL CONTROL; POSTMASTECTOMY RADIOTHERAPY; SUPRACLAVICULAR NODES;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLAVICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRON; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHOTON; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION HAZARD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCAR; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELANGIECTASIA; THORAX WALL; BREAST TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTRONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHOTONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RADIATION INJURIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKIN;

EID: 33748533155     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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