The Role of Palliative Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer

Radiation Oncology in Palliative Cancer Care

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 145-162

  Kunkler, Ian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dose schedule; Oligometastatic disease; Palliative radiotherapy (PRT); Symptom control; Systemic therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886328617     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118607152.ch13     Document Type: Chapter

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