Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 253-255 , August 2010

Radiation recall secondary to adjuvant docetaxel after balloon-catheter based accelerated partial breast irradiation

  • Nathan W. Wong

      Affiliations

    • Summer Intern, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
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  • William W. Wong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, 13400 E. Shea Boulevard, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 480 301 8120; fax: +1 480 301 7687.
    • ,
  • Nina J. Karlin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Oncology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA
    • ,
  • Richard J. Gray

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Received 21 January 2010 ,Revised 22 March 2010 ,Accepted 6 April 2010.

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PII: S1078-8174(10)00045-3

doi: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.04.001

Radiography
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 253-255 , August 2010

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