Optimal application of the Contura multilumen balloon breast brachytherapy catheter vacuum port to deliver accelerated partial breast irradiation

Brachytherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 184-189

  Tokita, Kenneth M ^a   Cuttino, Laurie W ^b   Vicini, Frank A ^c   Arthur, Douglas W ^b   Todor, Dorin A ^c   Julian, Thomas B ^d   Lyden, Maureen R ^e  

^a Cancer Center of Irvine   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BioStat International Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Balloon brachytherapy; Breast conserving therapy; Contura

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BALLOON; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTILUMEN BALLOON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROMA; TUMOR VOLUME; VACUUM;

AGED; BALLOON DILATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955157781     PISSN: 15384721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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