Has partial breast irradiation by IORT or brachytherapy been prematurely introduced into the clinic?

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-142

  Bartelink, Harry ^a   Bourgier, Celine ^b   Elkhuizen, Paula ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Breast cancer; IORT; Partial breast irradiation

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ABSCESS; BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMATOMA; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMAGE GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; LONG TERM CARE; MASTECTOMY; OPERATION DURATION; PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; REVIEW; SKILL; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84865766986     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2012.07.010     Document Type: Note

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