Partial breast irradiation techniques in early breast cancer

Reports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 213-220

  Kacprowska, Agata ^a   Jassem, Jacek ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GDANSK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Accelerated partial breast irradiation; Adjuvant radiotherapy; Breast cancer; Whole breast irradiation

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY CANCER; ELECTRON RADIATION; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW;

EID: 82755177961     PISSN: 15071367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2011.08.003     Document Type: Review

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