Contura Multi-Lumen Balloon breast brachytherapy catheter: Comparative dosimetric findings of a phase 4 trial

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 264-269

  Arthur, Douglas W ^a   Vicini, Frank A ^b   Todor, Dorin A ^a   Julian, Thomas B ^c   Cuttino, Laurie W ^a   Mukhopadhyay, Nitai D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY   (United States)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; DOSIMETRIC PLANNING; EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER; METHODS AND MATERIALS; SKIN THICKNESS; TARGET COVERAGE; TARGET VOLUMES; TREATMENT PLANS;

BALLOONS; CATHETERS; DOSIMETRY; LOADING; ONCOLOGY; RADIOTHERAPY;

DOSIMETERS;

ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTI LUMEN BALLOON CATHETER; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 4 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION DOSE REDUCTION; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHETERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; TUMOR BURDEN;

EID: 84877584764     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: 1879355X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.01.005     Document Type: Article

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