title: Localization of internal mammary lymph nodes by CT simulation: implications for breast radiation therapy planning.
abstract: The efficacy of post-operative radiation therapy in breast cancer management has been evident for several decades. In recent years there has been increasing interest in treating the internal mammary lymph nodes. In an attempt to simplify their localization for treatment planning purposes, the position of the internal mammary lymph nodes was systematically studied in 65 breast cancer patients undergoing CT simulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4921 Parkview Place, Box 8224, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mansur
authors.forename: Issam
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: El Naqa
authors.forename: Fengming
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Eric E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Marie E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zoberi
authors.forename: Jeffrey D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bradley
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Perez
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed