Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 186-188, August 2006

An evaluation of the accuracy of semi-permanent skin marks for breast cancer irradiation

  • H. Probst

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health and Wellbeing, Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Crescent Campus, Sheffield S10 2BP, England, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 114 2254359.
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  • D. Dodwell

      Affiliations

    • Cookridge Hospital Leeds, UK
    • ,
  • J.C. Gray

      Affiliations

    • University of Newcastle, UK
    • ,
  • M. Holmes

      Affiliations

    • Leeds Metropolitan University, UK

Received 18 April 2005; accepted 4 July 2005.

Abstract 

A randomised trial was designed to investigate the accuracy of semi-permanent ink marks versus permanent tattoos for early stage breast cancer irradiation. No significant difference in random and systematic errors was identified between the two groups. On multivariate analysis no specific patient characteristic had a major influence on the systematic errors identified.

Keywords: Accuracy, Breast radiotherapy, Skin marks, Tattoos

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PII: S1078-8174(05)00109-4

doi:10.1016/j.radi.2005.07.001

Radiography
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 186-188, August 2006

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