Breast Appearance and Function After Breast Conserving Surgery and Radiotherapy
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Improving radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery.
Drs. Mouw and Harris have reviewed data from randomized clinical trials (RCTs) and from selected institutional experiences with whole breast irradiation (WBI), usually delivered with tangent pair radiation therapy (RT) over 5 to 7 weeks, accelerated whole-breast irradiation (AWBI), usually delivered over 3 to 4 weeks, and accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI), usually delivered in a sin...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Oncologica
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0284-186X,1651-226X
DOI: 10.3109/02841869009090000