Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 222-225 , Autumn 2008

Case Report and Dosimetric Analysis of an Axillary Recurrence After Partial Breast Irradiation with Mammosite Catheter

Presented at the American College of Radiation Oncology (ACRO) Annual Meeting, February 22, 2007, San Diego, CA.

Received 22 June 2007 ,Accepted 10 November 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2007.11.002

Medical Dosimetry
Volume 33, Issue 3 , Pages 222-225 , Autumn 2008

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