Axillary lymph node dose with tangential whole breast radiation in the prone versus supine position: a dosimetric study

BACKGROUND: Prone breast positioning reduces skin reaction and heart and lung dose, but may also reduce radiation dose to axillary lymph nodes (ALNs). METHODS: Women with early stage breast cancer treated with whole breast irradiation (WBI) in the prone position were identified. Patients treated in...

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Autores principales: Leonard, Kara Lynne, Solomon, David, Hepel, Jaroslaw T, Hiatt, Jessica R, Wazer, David E, DiPetrillo, Thomas A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22607612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-7-72

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3444918/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22607612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1748-717X-7-72

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