Comparison of three instrumental methods for the objective evaluation of radiotherapy induced erythema in breast cancer patients and a study of the effect of skin lotions

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 893-899

  Nyström, Josefina ^a   Svensk, Ann Christine ^b   Lindholm Sethson, Britta ^a   Geladi, Paul ^c   Larson, Johan ^b   Franzén, Lars ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ATTAPULGITE; CARBOMER; DERMATOLOGICAL AGENT; DIMETICONE; GLYCEROL; HEXADECANOL; METHYLGLUCOSE SESQUISTEARATE; PALMITIC ACID; PETROLATUM; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; STEARIC ACID; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIGITAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON THERAPY; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER; LASER DOPPLER IMAGING; LOTION; MASTECTOMY; MONITORING; NEAR INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE;

ALOE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRONS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; GELS; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; SKIN; SPECTROSCOPY, NEAR-INFRARED;

EID: 35148859431     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841860701243087     Document Type: Article

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