Long-term Clinical Outcomes of Whole-Breast Irradiation Delivered in the Prone Position

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 73-81

  Stegman, Lauren D ^a   Beal, Katherine P ^a   Hunt, Margie A ^a   Fornier, Monica N ^a   McCormick, Beryl ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast conservation therapy; Breast tangents; Breast techniques; Prone position

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; HORMONES; IRRADIATION; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TOXICITY; TUMORS;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; BREAST CONSERVATION THERAPY; BREAST TANGENTS; BREAST TECHNIQUES; PRONE POSITION;

ONCOLOGY;

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; DERMATITIS; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EDEMA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TOXICITY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX WALL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PRONE POSITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247157742     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.11.054     Document Type: Article

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