Background Adjuvant and neoadjuvant breast cancer treatments can reduce breast cancer
mortality but may increase mortality from other causes. Information regarding treatment …

Importance To promptly recognize and manage cardiovascular (CV) risk factors before,
during, and after cancer treatment, decreasing the risk of cancer therapy–related cardiac …

The use of breath-hold techniques in radiotherapy, such as deep-inspiration breath hold, is
increasing although guidelines for clinical implementation are lacking. In these …

Background Studying the clinical utility of deep-inspirational breath-hold (DIBH) in left breast
cancer radiotherapy (RT) was aimed at focusing on dosimetry and feasibility aspects …

Background Uncertainty about the benefit–risk ratio of regional lymph node irradiation led to
varying clinical protocols. We investigated long-term late side effects after internal mammary …

Fibrosis and pneumonitis are the most important side effects of lung tissue following cancer
therapy. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy by some drugs, such as bleomycin, can induce …

Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common tumor in women and represents the leading
cause of cancer death. Radiation therapy plays a key-role in the treatment of all breast …

Abstract Purpose The POP-ART RT study aims to determine to what extent and how intra-
fractional real-time respiratory motion management (RRMM) and plan adaptation for inter …

Purpose Multibeam intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) enhances the therapeutic
index by increasing the dosimetric coverage of the targeted tumor tissues while minimizing …

Purpose Acute skin toxicity in the form of radiation dermatitis (RD) or skin hyperpigmentation
(SH) is a common problem experienced by patients undergoing breast irradiation. Proton …