Is Multibeam IMRT Better Than Standard Treatment for Patients With Left-Sided Breast Cancer?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 918-924

  Beckham, Wayne A ^a,b   Popescu, Carmen C ^a   Patenaude, Veronica V ^a   Wai, Elaine S ^a,c   Olivotto, Ivo A ^a,c  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Computer treatment planning; Dosimetry; Intensity modulation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY; TUMORS;

BREAST CANCER; COMPUTER TREATMENT PLANNING; INTENSITY MODULATION; LUMPECTOMY;

ONCOLOGY;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG VOLUME; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; STUDENT T TEST;

ALGORITHMS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 34548678182     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.06.060     Document Type: Article

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