Evaluation of the radiotherapy treatment planning in the presence of a magnetic valve tissue expander.

The combination of radiotherapy treatments and breast reconstruction, using temporary tissue expanders, generates several concerns due to the presence of a magnetic valve inside the radiation field. The objective of this work is to evaluate a radiotherapy treatment planning for a patient using a tis...

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Main Authors: Débora M Trombetta, Simone C Cardoso, Victor G L Alves, Alessandro Facure, Delano V S Batista, Ademir X da Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117548