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[New external radiotherapy technologies for breast cancer]
A T Falk1, P Fenoglietto2, D Azria3
1Département de radiothérapie, centre Antoine-Lacassagne, 33, avenue de Valombrose, 06189 Nice cedex 2, France; Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, BP 2135, 06103 Nice cedex 2, France.
Summary
New radiotherapy techniques aim to improve tumor dose delivery and reduce side effects. This review discusses clinical data for advanced radiation therapies, including intensity-modulated radiation therapy, in breast cancer and oligometastatic disease.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Radiation Oncology
- Medical Physics
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