Tangential intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to the intact breast
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Tangential intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) to the intact breast
INTRODUCTION Inverse-planned intensity modulated radiation therapy (IP-IMRT) has potential benefits over other techniques for tangential intact breast radiotherapy. Possible benefits include increased homogeneity, faster planning time, less inter-planner variability and lower doses to organs at risk (OAR). We therefore conducted a pilot study of previously treated intact breast patients to comp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2051-3895,2051-3909
DOI: 10.1002/jmrs.185