Breast intensity modulated radiation therapy versus tissue compensation: What's in a name?

Practical Radiation Oncology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 3-5

  Roof, Kevin ^a   Marks, Lawrence B ^b  

^a Southeast Radiation Oncology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST CONTROL; DOSIMETRY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; MULTILEAF COLLIMATOR; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION DOSE DISTRIBUTION; REIMBURSEMENT; TISSUE COMPENSATION;

EID: 84890868823     PISSN: 18798500     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2013.02.010     Document Type: Editorial

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