Contralateral breast doses following radiotherapy of the breast and regional lymph nodes: Measurements and treatment planning calculations

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 332-336

  Johansen, Safora ^a   Olsen, Dag Rune ^a,b   Danielsen, Turi ^a   Malinen, Eirik ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Contralateral breast cancer; Dose calculation; Radiotherapy; Treatment planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; THERMOLUMINESCENCE DOSIMETRY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY;

EID: 33847416504     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2006.08.018     Document Type: Article

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