Whole breast radiotherapy in the lateral decubitus position: A dosimetric and clinical solution to decrease the doses to the organs at risk (OAR)

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 477-481

  Kirova, Youlia M ^a   Hijal, Tarek ^a   Campana, Francois ^a   Fournier Bidoz, Nathalie ^a   Stilhart, Anne ^a   Dendale, Rémi ^a   Fourquet, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Dosimetry; Lateral decubitus position; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DECUBITUS; DERMATITIS; DOSIMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORGANS AT RISK; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION RESPONSE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANS AT RISK; PATIENT POSITIONING; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 84899562474     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: 18790887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.10.038     Document Type: Article

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