Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 86-92 , January 2009

Phase I–II studies on accelerated IMRT in breast carcinoma: Technical comparison and acute toxicity in 332 patients

  • Alessio G. Morganti

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • Savino Cilla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • Vincenzo Valentini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, “Agostino Gemelli”, Policlinico Universitario, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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  • Cinzia Digesu’

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • Gabriella Macchia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Oncology, Catholic University-Campobasso, Largo A. Gemelli 1, 86100 Campobasso, Italy.
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  • Francesco Deodato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • Gabriella Ferrandina

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynaecology, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • M. Grazia Cece

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
    • Present address: Department of Radiology of the General Hospital “Mazzolani-Vandini”, Argenta, Italy.
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  • Massimo Cirocco

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
    • Present address: Department of Radiology of the General Hospital “S. Pietro e Paolo”, Borgo Sesia, Italy.
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  • Giorgia Garganese

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynaecology, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • Liberato Di Lullo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, General Hospital, Isernia, Italy
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  • Divina Traficante

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, General Hospital, Isernia, Italy
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  • Francesca Scarabeo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, General Hospital, Isernia, Italy
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  • Simona Panunzi

      Affiliations

    • CNR – Institute of Systems Analysis and Computer Science (IASI), BioMathLab, Rome, Italy
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  • Andrea De Gaetano

      Affiliations

    • CNR – Institute of Systems Analysis and Computer Science (IASI), BioMathLab, Rome, Italy
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  • Giuseppina Sallustio

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • Numa Cellini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, “Agostino Gemelli”, Policlinico Universitario, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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  • Luigi Sofo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • Angelo Piermattei

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physics, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy
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  • Giovanni Scambia

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynaecology, “John Paul II” Center for High Technology Research and Education in Biomedical Sciences, Campobasso, Italy

Received 29 April 2008 ,Revised 23 October 2008 ,Accepted 23 October 2008.

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☆ Presented in part at the ESTRO 27 Congress, Göteborg, Sweden, September 14–18, 2008.

PII: S0167-8140(08)00564-1

doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.10.017

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 90, Issue 1 , Pages 86-92 , January 2009

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