Intraoperative radiotherapy in women with early breast cancer treated by breast-conserving therapy

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 65-69

  Chua, Boon H ^a,d   Henderson, Michael A ^b,d   Milner, Alvin D ^c  

^a Departments of Radiation Oncology   (Australia)

^b Surgical Oncology ^*  (Australia)

^c PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conserving surgery; Intraoperative procedure; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT;

EID: 79551652008     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2010.05431.x     Document Type: Article

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