Postmastectomy Electron Beam Chest Wall Irradiation in Women With Breast Cancer: A Clinical Step Toward Conformal Electron Therapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1139-1144

  Kirova, Youlia M ^a   Campana, Francois ^a   Fournier Bidoz, Nathalie ^a   Stilhart, Anne ^a   Dendale, Remi ^a   Bollet, Marc A ^a   Fourquet, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chest wall irradiation; Postmastectomy radiotherapy with electrons

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DOSIMETERS; ELECTRON IRRADIATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; RADIOTHERAPY;

ELECTRON BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; ELECTRON BEAM TECHNIQUES; INTERNAL MAMMARY CHAINS; LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION;

ONCOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; RADIATION INJURY; SKIN TOXICITY; THORAX WALL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ELECTRONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; MASTECTOMY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIODERMATITIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; THORACIC WALL;

EID: 35448930397     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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