Radiation dermatitis and pneumonitis following breast conserving therapy

Journal of JASTRO

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-246

  Yoden, Eisaku ^a   Hiratsuka, Junichi ^a   Imajo, Yoshinari ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast conserving therapy; Radiation dermatitis; Radiation pneumonitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858066843     PISSN: 10409564     EISSN: 18819885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11182/jastro1989.12.237     Document Type: Article

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