In regard to Hattangadi et al (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. Epub Nov 17, 2011): Accelerated partial breast irradiation with low-dose-rate interstitial implant brachytherapy after wide local excision: 12-year outcomes from a prospective trial

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 481-482

  Hannoun Levi, Jean Michel ^a   Polgar, Csaba ^b   Van Limbergen, Erik ^c  

^a CENTRE ANTOINE LACASSAGNE   (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION SICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 84861029445     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.01.034     Document Type: Letter

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