Intraoperative radiotherapy in the conventional linear accelerator room for early breast cancer treatment: An alternative choice in developing countries

Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 379-384

  Frasson, Antonio Luis ^a,b,c   Zerwes, F P ^a,b   Braga Filho, A P ^a   Barbosa, F S ^a   Koch, H A ^b  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Breast cancer treatment; Electron intraoperative treatment; Intraoperative radiotherapy; Partial breast radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 35348893081     PISSN: 03929078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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