Fractionation for whole breast irradiation: An American society for radiation oncology (ASTRO) evidence-based guideline

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-68

  Smith, Benjamin D ^a,e   Bentzen, Soren M ^b   Correa, Candace R ^c   Hahn, Carol A ^d   Hardenbergh, Patricia H ^e   Ibbott, Geoffrey S ^a   McCormick, Beryl ^f   McQueen, Julie R ^g   Pierce, Lori J ^c   Powell, Simon N ^f   Recht, Abram ^h   Taghian, Alphonse G ⁱ   Vicini, Frank A ^j   White, Julia R ^k   Haffty, Bruce G ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e Shaw Regional Cancer Center   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^g DUKE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^j Beaumont Cancer Institute   (United States)

^k MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^l RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conserving therapy; Evidence based guideline; Hypofractionation

Indexed keywords

CHEMOTHERAPY; DISEASES; IRRADIATION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIATION;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY; BREAST-CONSERVING THERAPY; EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER; EVIDENCE-BASED; HYPOFRACTIONATION; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW; WHOLE-BREAST IRRADIATION;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN; TAXANE DERIVATIVE;

AGE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RADIATION INJURY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WHOLE BREAST IRRADIATION;

EID: 79961128669     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2010.04.042     Document Type: Article

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