Three-Dimensional Conformal Simultaneously Integrated Boost Technique for Breast-Conserving Radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1018-1023

  van der Laan, Hans Paul ^a   Dolsma, Wil V ^a   Maduro, John H ^a   Korevaar, Erik W ^a   Hollander, Miranda ^a   Langendijk, Johannes A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Normal tissue; Simultaneously integrated boost; Skin toxicity; Three dimensional planning

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; SIMULTANEOUSLY INTEGRATED BOOST TECHNIQUE; SKIN TOXICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL PLANNING;

DOSIMETRY; ONCOLOGY; SKIN; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFORMATION; HEART; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IRRADIATION; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TOXICITY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 34447275482     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.01.037     Document Type: Article

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