Treatment techniques to reduce cardiac irradiation for breast cancer patients treated with breast-conserving surgery and radiation therapy: a review
Thousands of women diagnosed with breast cancer each year receive breast-conserving
surgery followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. For women with left-sided breast cancer …
surgery followed by adjuvant radiation therapy. For women with left-sided breast cancer …
[PDF][PDF] Review of the three-field techniques in breast cancer radiotherapy
J Kagkiouzis, K Platoni, I Kantzou, M Dilvoi… - J BUON, 2017 - jbuon.com
Breast cancer is often treated with radiotherapy (RT), with two opposing tangential fields.
When indicated, supraclavicular lymph nodes have to be irradiated, and a third anterior field …
When indicated, supraclavicular lymph nodes have to be irradiated, and a third anterior field …
Evaluation of organ-specific peripheral doses after 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional and hybrid intensity modulated radiation therapy for breast cancer based on Monte …
A Joosten, O Matzinger, W Jeanneret-Sozzi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To make a comprehensive evaluation of organ-specific
out-of-field doses using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations for different breast cancer irradiation …
out-of-field doses using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations for different breast cancer irradiation …
Postmastectomy radiation therapy and immediate autologous breast reconstruction: integrating perspectives from surgical oncology, radiation oncology, and plastic …
DH Rochlin, AR Jeong, L Goldberg… - Journal of surgical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Objectives The effect of postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) on
immediately reconstructed abdominal wall‐based tissue remains imprecisely defined. We …
immediately reconstructed abdominal wall‐based tissue remains imprecisely defined. We …
Automated hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (HVMAT) for whole-breast irradiation with simultaneous integrated boost to lumpectomy area: A treatment …
Purpose To develop an automated treatment planning approach for whole breast irradiation
with simultaneous integrated boost using an automated hybrid VMAT class solution …
with simultaneous integrated boost using an automated hybrid VMAT class solution …
Challenges in lung and heart avoidance for postmastectomy breast cancer radiotherapy: Is automated planning the answer?
Postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) has been shown to improve the overall survival for
invasive breast cancer patients. However, it represents a challenging treatment geometry …
invasive breast cancer patients. However, it represents a challenging treatment geometry …
[HTML][HTML] Comparision of different radiotherapy planning techniques for breast cancer after breast conserving surgery
N Supakalin, M Pesee… - Asian Pacific journal …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: To compare different radiotherapy planning techniques for breast cancer after
breast conserving surgery. Materials and methods: Eighteen patients with breast cancer who …
breast conserving surgery. Materials and methods: Eighteen patients with breast cancer who …
Risk evaluation of secondary malignancies after radiotherapy of breast cancer in light of the continuous development of planning techniques
Secondary cancer risk is a significant concern for women treated with breast radiation
therapy due to improved long-term survival rates. We evaluated the potential of new …
therapy due to improved long-term survival rates. We evaluated the potential of new …
Machine-learning prediction model for acute skin toxicity after breast radiation therapy using spectrophotometry
Purpose Radiation-induced skin toxicity is a common and distressing side effect of breast
radiation therapy (RT). We investigated the use of quantitative spectrophotometric markers …
radiation therapy (RT). We investigated the use of quantitative spectrophotometric markers …
Short tangential arcs in VMAT based breast and chest wall radiotherapy lead to conformity of the breast dose with lesser cardiac and lung doses: a prospective study …
Volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) is modern rotational intensity modulated therapy
used for treatment of several sites. The study aimed to analyze partial tangential arc VMAT …
used for treatment of several sites. The study aimed to analyze partial tangential arc VMAT …