Should fewer fractions be the new standard for postoperative radiotherapy in patients with early breast cancer?

Breast

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-158

  Rodger, Alan ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSIMETRY; EARLY CANCER; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; STANDARD; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 77953522859     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.03.006     Document Type: Editorial

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