Reducing radiotherapy dose in early breast cancer: the concept of conformal intraoperative brachytherapy.

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CommentaryReducing radiotherapy dose in early breast cancer: the concept of conformal intraoperative brachytherapyJ S Tobias, J S Vaidya, M Keshtgar, D P D'Souza and M BaumJ S TobiasMeyerstein Institute of Oncology and Academic Department of Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author, J S VaidyaMeyerstein Institute of Oncology and Academic Department of Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author, M KeshtgarMeyerstein Institute of Oncology and Academic Department of Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author, D P D'SouzaMeyerstein Institute of Oncology and Academic Department of Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UKSearch for more papers by this author and M BaumMeyerstein Institute of Oncology and Academic Department of Surgery, University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UKSearch for more papers by this authorPublished Online:5 Mar 2014https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/17186381SectionsPDF/EPUBFull Text ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail About References 1 Gorman C. 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