A novel technique for post-mastectomy breast irradiation utilising non-coplanar intensity-modulated radiation therapy

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 83, Issue 994, 2010, Pages 874-881

  Koshy, Matthew ^a   Zhang, B ^a   Naqvi, S ^a   Liu, B ^a   Mohiuddin, M M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE; MASTECTOMY; RADIATION DOSE; THORAX WALL;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; MASTECTOMY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC WALL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77957654133     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/59469015     Document Type: Article

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