Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 30-35 , January 2009

Pulsed dose rate brachytherapy as the sole adjuvant radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery of T1–T2 breast cancer: First long time results from a clinical study

  • Bengt Johansson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Oncology, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, SE-70185 Örebro, Sweden.
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  • Leif Karlsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, and, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Sweden
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  • Göran Liljegren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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  • Lennart Hardell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Sweden
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  • Jan Persliden

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, and, Örebro University Hospital and Örebro University, Sweden

Received 30 January 2007 ,Revised 21 December 2007 ,Accepted 25 February 2008.

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Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 30-35 , January 2009

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