Accelerated partial breast irradiation using proton beams: Initial dosimetric experience

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1404-1410

  Taghian, Alphonse G ^a   Kozak, Kevin R ^a   Katz, Angela ^a   Adams, Judith ^a   Lu, Hsiao Ming ^a   Powell, Simon N ^a   DeLaney, Thomas F ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

3D conformal; Breast cancer; Cost analysis; Partial breast irradiation; Proton beams

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DOSIMETRY; PROTON BEAMS; RADIOTHERAPY; TISSUE; TUMORS;

BREAST CANCER; COBALT GRAY EQUIVALENTS (CGE); PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; PROTON THERAPY;

ONCOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOSIMETRY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; COST; ECONOMICS; HEART; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOLOGY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

PROTON;

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTONS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 33748577665     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.03.017     Document Type: Article

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