Postmastectomy CT-based electron beam radiotherapy: Dosimetry, efficacy, and toxicity in 118 patients

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1182-1189

  Spierer, Marnee M ^a   Hong, Linda X ^a   Wagman, Raquel T ^a   Katz, Matthew S ^a   Spierer, Rebecca L ^b   McCormick, Beryl ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b Edgemont High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Electrons; Postmastectomy radiotherapy; Radiotherapy techniques

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PATIENT MONITORING; TOXICITY;

ELECTRON BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; LOCAL CONTROL (LC); OVERALL SURVIVAL (OS); TREATMENT PLANS;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN TOXICITY; THORAX WALL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

EID: 7444224719     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2004.04.044     Document Type: Article

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