Dosimetric evaluation of whole breast radiotherapy using field-in-field technique in early-stage breast cancer

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 250-256

  Sasaoka, Masahiro ^a   Futami, Tomoyuki ^a  

^a Ise General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dose volume histograms (DVHs); Field in field technique; Whole breast radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSIMETRY; EARLY CANCER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION RESPONSE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SKIN TOXICITY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; ORGANS AT RISK; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 80052745483     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: 14377772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-010-0175-1     Document Type: Article

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