Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 16-22 , April 2009

Accelerated partial breast irradiation trials: Diversity in rationale and design

  • Mariella Mannino
    • ,
  • John Yarnold

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Academic Radiotherapy Department, The Institute of Cancer Research and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK.

Received 31 October 2008 ,Revised 23 December 2008 ,Accepted 25 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.12.011

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Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 16-22 , April 2009

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