Current status and perspectives of brachytherapy for breast cancer

Before the era of breast-conserving therapy, brachytherapy implants were used to treat large inoperable breast tumors. In later years, interstitial brachytherapy with rigid needles or multiple flexible catheters has been used to deliver an additional (boost) dose to the tumor bed after breast-conser...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal of clinical oncology 2009-02, Vol.14 (1), p.7-24
Hauptverfasser:	Polgár, Csaba, Major, Tibor
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Brachytherapy - instrumentation Brachytherapy - methods Breast cancer Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy Breast Neoplasms - surgery Cancer Research Equipment Design Female Humans Mastectomy, Segmental Medicine Medicine & Public Health Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - radiotherapy Oncology Radiation Dosage Radiation therapy Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted Radiotherapy, Adjuvant Radiotherapy, Conformal Review Article Surgical Oncology Time Factors Tomography, X-Ray Computed Treatment Outcome
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