Skin-Sparing Radiation Using Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy After Conservative Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Planning Study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 485-491

  Saibishkumar, Elantholi P ^a   MacKenzie, Marc A ^a   Severin, Diane ^a   Mihai, Alina ^a   Hanson, John ^a   Daly, Helene ^a   Fallone, Gino ^a   Parliament, Matthew B ^a   Abdulkarim, Bassam S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Early breast cancer; Helical tomotherapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Organ at risk; Skin sparing radiation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DRUG DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY; SKIN;

EARLY BREAST CANCER; SKIN SPARING RADIATION;

TUMORS;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MEASUREMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; SKIN; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 38149106670     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.06.049     Document Type: Article

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