Clinical Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 506-512 , September 2008

Palliative Radiotherapy for Women with Breast Cancer

  • B. Danielson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAuthor for correspondence: B. Danielson, Department of Radiation Oncology, 11560 University Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1Z2, Canada. Tel: +780 432 8754; Fax: +780 432 8380.
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  • M. Winget

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health and Information, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Z. Gao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population Health and Information, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • B. Murray

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Physics, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • R. Pearcey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Received 28 September 2007 ,Revised 18 February 2008 ,Accepted 2 April 2008.

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PII: S0936-6555(08)00245-8

doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2008.04.013

Clinical Oncology
Volume 20, Issue 7 , Pages 506-512 , September 2008

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