Hypofractionation should be the new 'standard' for radiation therapy after breast conserving surgery

Breast

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 163-167

  Holloway, Caroline L ^a   Panet Raymond, Valerie ^a   Olivotto, Ivo ^a  

^a BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fractionation; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TRASTUZUMAB;

ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION GARMENT; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LYMPHEDEMA; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION HAZARD; RADIATION SAFETY; RECURRENCE RISK; RIB FRACTURE; SKIN TOXICITY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADJUVANT THERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 77953355142     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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