Radiotherapy in Italy after conservative treatment of early breast cancer. A survey by the Italian society of radiation oncology (AIRO)

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Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-341

  Aristei, Cynthia ^a   Amichetti, Maurizio ^b   Ciocca, Mario ^c   Nardone, Luigia ^d   Bertoni, Filippo ^e   Vidali, Cristiana ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b ATreP   (Italy)

^c EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e Department of Radiotherapy   (Italy)

^f Trieste General Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early breast cancer; Radiotherapy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE; TAXANE DERIVATIVE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CENTER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY CANCER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; ITALY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST; PRESCRIPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION DOSE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 48249114038     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400308     Document Type: Article

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