Partial breast irradiation: A review of techniques and indications

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 989, 2010, Pages 369-378

  Stewart, Alexandra J ^a   Khan, A J ^b   Devlin, P M ^c  

^a ROYAL SURREY COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA RADIATION; BETA RADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RECURRENCE; EARLY CANCER; ELECTRON THERAPY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHOTON THERAPY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOBIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOBIOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77951581615     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/11505970     Document Type: Review

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