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2019 Month : January Volume : 8 Issue : 2 Page : 104-110

EFFECTIVENESS OF CONVENTIONAL VS. HYPO FRACTIONATED RT SCHEDULES FOR CHEST WALL IRRADIATION IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT AND OUTCOME.

Suresh Kumar K1, Kiran P2, Joneetha Jones3, Mintu Mathew4, Snigdha P. P5

1Additional Professor, Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Cancer Care Center Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
2Assistant Professor, Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Cancer Care Center Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
3Senior Resident, Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Cancer Care Center Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
4Senior Resident, Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Cancer Care Center Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.
5Senior Resident, Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Cancer Care Center Medical College, Kottayam, Kerala, India.

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