Hypofractionation in postmastectomy breast irradiation. How safe are we in using standard tangentials?

Hypofractionation in postmastectomy breast irradiation. How safe are we in using standard tangentials?

Aim: Hypofractionation in breast radiotherapy is gaining increasing relevance in routine clinical practice; however, gray areas remain on its safety. Majority of data regarding the same pertains to the treatment of the conserved breast. This study aimed to compare the use of standard wedge-based tan...

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Main Authors: Bindhu Joseph, Nisma Farooq, Muhammed N. Shafeeque, S. Sathiyan, V. Lokesh, C. Ramesh, C. R. Vijay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Oncology
Subjects:
breast radiotherapy
field in field three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy
hypofractionation
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ASJO.ASJO_53_17

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http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/ASJO.ASJO_53_17

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