Published March 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

Dose received by the sentinel node volume during tangential radiation therapy to the breast

  • 1. Instituto de Radioterapia - Fundacion Marie Curie, Cordoba (Argentina)
  • 2. II Catedra de Ginecologia, Facultad de Ciencias Medicas, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba (Argentina)

Description

The dose received by the sentinel node (SN) volume during tangential irradiation was studied on 31 patients. Of the 50 Gy prescribed to the breast volume 95% of the SN volume received from 6.9 to 27.5 Gy. In 19 patients the SN volume overlapped with the tangential field deep side

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.radonc.2007.01.003;
PII
S0167-8140(07)00014-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiotherapy and Oncology
Journal Volume
82
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 329-331
ISSN
0167-8140
CODEN
RAONDT

INIS

Country of Publication
Ireland
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
38091530
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
CARCINOMAS; IRRADIATION; MAMMARY GLANDS; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES; RADIOTHERAPY
Descriptors DEC
BODY; DISEASES; DOSES; GLANDS; MEDICINE; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; ORGANS; RADIOLOGY; THERAPY

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