Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 100, Issue 2 , Pages 189-194, August 2011

Radiation exposure of the heart, lung and skin by radiation therapy for breast cancer: A dosimetric comparison between partial breast irradiation using multicatheter brachytherapy and whole breast teletherapy

  • Sebastian Lettmaier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Stephan Kreppner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Michael Lotter

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Marc Walser

      Affiliations

    • Radiotherapy Centre, Amberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Oliver J. Ott

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Rainer Fietkau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany
    • ,
  • Vratislav Strnad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital, Erlangen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Universitätsstr. 27, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

Received 19 February 2010; received in revised form 9 July 2010; accepted 9 July 2010. published online 02 August 2010.

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PII: S0167-8140(10)00402-0

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2010.07.011

Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 100, Issue 2 , Pages 189-194, August 2011

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