Pulmonary Changes After Radiotherapy for Conservative Treatment of Breast Cancer: A Prospective Study

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1460-1467

  Krengli, Marco ^a   Sacco, Mariano ^a   Loi, Gianfranco ^b   Masini, Laura ^a   Ferrante, Daniela ^a   Gambaro, Giuseppina ^a   Ronco, Marco ^c   Magnani, Corrado ^a   Carriero, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^b University Hospital Maggiore della Carita   (Italy)

^c University Hospital Maggiore della Carita   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; High resolution computed tomography; Lung toxicity; Pulmonary function tests; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

OPTIMIZATION; PULMONARY DISEASES; RADIOTHERAPY; SURGERY;

BREAST CANCER; LUNG TOXICITY; PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTS;

ONCOLOGY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TOXICITY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION INJURY; TOTAL LUNG CAPACITY;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 40949114979     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2007.08.050     Document Type: Article

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