Radiation therapy planning with photons and protons for early and advanced breast cancer: an overview

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Postoperative radiation therapy substantially decreases local relapse and moderately reduces breast cancer mortality, but can be associated with increased late mortality due to cardiovascular morbidity and secondary malignancies. Sophistication of breast irradiat...

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Main Authors: Lomax Antony J, Ares Carmen, Weber Damien C, Kurtz John M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-07-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.ro-journal.com/content/1/1/22