Linac-based isocentric electron-photon treatment of radically operated breast carcinoma with enhanced dose uniformity in the field gap area

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-86

  Tenhunen, Mikko ^a   Nyman, Heidi ^a   Strengell, Satu ^a   Vaalavirta, Leila ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electrons; Linear accelerator; Photons; Postmastectomy; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LINAC BASED ISOCENTRIC ELECTRON PHOTON TREATMENT; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; PHOTON THERAPY; POSTMASTECTOMY RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DEPTH DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; ELECTRONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PHOTONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349326449     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.04.016     Document Type: Article

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