Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 319-323 , March 2010

Postmastectomy intensity modulated radiation therapy following immediate expander-implant reconstruction

  • Lawrence Koutcher

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, NY 10065, USA.
    • ,
  • Åse Ballangrud

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics
    • ,
  • Peter G. Cordeiro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Service
    • ,
  • Beryl McCormick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology
    • ,
  • Margie Hunt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics
    • ,
  • Kimberly J. Van Zee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery; and
    • ,
  • Clifford Hudis

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Kathryn Beal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology

Received 22 February 2009 ,Revised 22 November 2009 ,Accepted 17 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2009.12.003

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 319-323 , March 2010

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