Unacceptable Cosmesis in a Protocol Investigating Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy With Active Breathing Control for Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-78

  Jagsi, Reshma ^a   Ben David, Merav A ^a   Moran, Jean M ^a   Marsh, Robin B ^a   Griffith, Kent A ^a   Hayman, James A ^a   Pierce, Lori J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated partial breast irradiation; Breast cancer; Cosmesis; IMRT; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BEAMLETS; BREAST CANCER; BREAST IRRADIATION; BREATH-HOLD; BREATHING MOTIONS; COSMESIS; DOSIMETRIC PARAMETER; EXTERNAL BEAM; INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; MEAN PERCENTAGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS; T-TESTS;

DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; PHYSICAL THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY;

IRRADIATION;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSIMETRY; ESTHETICS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATION CONTROL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; ESTHETICS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RESPIRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 72049093461     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.01.041     Document Type: Article

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