Possibility of radiotherapy-associated cardiovascular side effects in breast cancer patients by modern radiotherapy techniques [1]

Breast Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-105

  Kuhnt, Thomas ^a   Friese, Martin ^a   Janich, Martin ^a   Gerlach, Reinhard ^a   Pelz, Tanja ^a   Haensgen, Gabriele ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

BRADYCARDIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; LETTER; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; RADIATION DOSE; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SUDDEN DEATH; VASCULAR FIBROSIS;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE;

EID: 33845989852     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2006.00378.x     Document Type: Letter

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