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Dose to level I and II axillary lymph nodes and lung by tangential field radiation in patients undergoing postmastectomy radiation with tissue expander reconstruction
BACKGROUND: To define the dosimetric coverage of level I/II axillary volumes and the lung volume irradiated in postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) following tissue expander placement. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Twenty-three patients were identified who had undergone postmastectomy radiotherapy with tange...
Autores principales: | Russo, James K, Armeson, Kent E, Rhome, Ryan, Spanos, Michele, Harper, Jennifer L |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3267695/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22204504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-6-179 |
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