Fetal Dose Estimation for Pregnant Breast Cancer Patients during Radiotherapy Using an In-house Phantom

Background: Up to 3% of breast cancers may be diagnosed in pregnancy, during which period radiation therapy is not preferred, yet sometimes inevitable. Due to fetal radiation sensitivity, the fetal radiation safety is of particular concern. The present study was performed to estimate fetal dose for...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Shirkhani, Sahel Heydarheydari, Negin Farshchian, Mohammad Taghi Eivazi, Abbas Haghparast
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2020-01-01
Series:Middle East Journal of Cancer
Subjects:
breast cancer
radiation therapy
fetal dose
Online Access:http://mejc.sums.ac.ir/article_45958.html
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