A Simple Method for Reducing Ovarian Dose During Megavoltage Irradiation of the Breast

Edward C Pennington; John Staples; Shirish K Jani

doi:10.1016/0958-3947(89)90009-5

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A Simple Method for Reducing Ovarian Dose During Megavoltage Irradiation of the Breast

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A Simple Method for Reducing Ovarian Dose During Megavoltage Irradiation of the Breast

Edward C Pennington, John Staples and Shirish K Jani

Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, Vol.14(4), pp.269-272

1989

DOI: 10.1016/0958-3947(89)90009-5

PMID: 2513828

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Abstract

Breast cancer in its early stages can be effectively treated with conservative surgery and irradiation. In young women who wish to subsequently bear children, reduction of ovarian dose during irradiation could be of great emotional significance. We describe a simple, convenient, cost-effective method by which ovarian dose was reduced from 18 cGy to 8 cGy during tangential irradiation of the intact breast with 6 MV photons.

Breast

radiotherapy

ovary

protection

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Title: Subtitle: A Simple Method for Reducing Ovarian Dose During Megavoltage Irradiation of the Breast
Creators: Edward C Pennington
John Staples
Shirish K Jani
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Medical dosimetry : official journal of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists, Vol.14(4), pp.269-272
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
DOI: 10.1016/0958-3947(89)90009-5
PMID: 2513828
ISSN: 0958-3947
eISSN: 1873-4022
Language: English
Date published: 1989
Academic Unit: Radiation Oncology
Record Identifier: 9984047608502771

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