Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 331-334 , July 2009

Radiation recall reaction with docetaxel administration after accelerated partial breast irradiation with electronic brachytherapy

  • Sea S. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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  • Jonathan B. Strauss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Anand P. Shah

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Radiation Oncology, Women's Board Cancer Treatment Center, 500 South Paulina Street, Ground Floor, Room 013, Chicago, IL 60612. Tel.: +1-312-942-5751; fax: +1-312-942-2339.
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  • Ruta D. Rao

      Affiliations

    • Section of Medical Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Damien A. Bernard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
    • ,
  • Katherine L. Griem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Received 24 December 2008 ,Revised 16 January 2009 ,Accepted 20 January 2009.

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PII: S1538-4721(09)00002-6

doi: 10.1016/j.brachy.2009.01.001

Brachytherapy
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 331-334 , July 2009

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