Brachytherapy
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 183-188 , July 2006

A dosimetric comparison of three-dimensional conformal, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, and MammoSite partial-breast irradiation

Received 19 May 2006 ,Revised 5 June 2006 ,Accepted 5 June 2006.

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 These data were presented as poster/discussion at ASTRO 2005.Financial disclosure: Dr. Adam Dickler is a member of the clinical training faculty for Cytyc Corporation, Marlborough, MA.

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doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2006.06.001

Brachytherapy
Volume 5, Issue 3 , Pages 183-188 , July 2006

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