The Risk of Early and Late Lung Sequelae After Conformal Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 673-681

  Kahán, Zsuzsanna ^a   Csenki, Melinda ^a   Varga, Zoltán ^a   Szil, Elemér ^a   Cserháti, Adrienn ^a   Balogh, Attila ^a   Gyulai, Zsófia ^a   Mándi, Yvette ^a   Boda, Krisztina ^a   Thurzó, László ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Conformal radiotherapy; Lung density; Radiation pneumonitis; Radiogenic lung fibrosis; Smoking; TGF

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; PLASMA (HUMAN); PULMONARY DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK ANALYSIS;

BREAST CANCER; CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY; LUNG DENSITY; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOGENIC LUNG FIBROSIS; SMOKING;

ONCOLOGY;

ANASTROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34249324852     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.12.016     Document Type: Article

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