Large breast size as a risk factor for late adverse effects of breast radiotherapy: Is residual dose inhomogeneity, despite 3D treatment planning and delivery, the main explanation?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-240

  Goldsmith, Christy ^a   Haviland, Joanne ^b   Tsang, Yat ^c   Sydenham, Mark ^b   Yarnold, John ^d  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c MOUNT VERNON CANCER CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast size; Dosimetry; Late effects; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; ORGAN SIZE; PERSONAL APPEARANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 80052297351     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2010.12.012     Document Type: Article

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