Cardiac doses from Swedish breast cancer radiotherapy since the 1950s.

PURPOSE: To estimate cardiac doses from breast cancer radiotherapy in Sweden from the 1950s to the 1990s. These doses will contribute to deriving dose-response relationships for the risk of radiation-induced heart disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The Swedish nationwide cancer register was used to ide...

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Main Authors: Taylor, C, Nisbet, A, McGale, P, Goldman, U, Darby, S, Hall, P, Gagliardi, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009