Accelerated partial breast irradiation using multicatheter brachytherapy for select early-stage breast cancer: local control and toxicity
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Accelerated partial breast irradiation using multicatheter brachytherapy for select early-stage breast cancer: local control and toxicity
BACKGROUND To investigate the efficacy and safety of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) via high-dose-rate (HDR) multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy for early-stage breast cancer. METHODS Between 2002 and 2006, 48 prospectively selected patients with early-stage breast cancer received APBI using multicatheter brachytherapy following breast-conserving surgery. Their median age ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiation Oncology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1748-717X
DOI: 10.1186/1748-717x-5-56