A multicentre observational study evaluating image-guided radiotherapy for more accurate partial-breast intensity-modulated radiotherapy: comparison with standard imaging technique

A multicentre observational study evaluating image-guided radiotherapy for more accurate partial-breast intensity-modulated radiotherapy: comparison with standard imaging technique

Background: Whole-breast radiotherapy (WBRT) is the standard treatment for breast cancer following breast-conserving surgery. Evidence shows that tumour recurrences occur near the original cancer: the tumour bed. New treatment developments include increasing dose to the tumour bed during WBRT (synch...

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Main Authors: Emma J Harris, Mukesh Mukesh, Rajesh Jena, Angela Baker, Harry Bartelink, Corrinne Brooks, June Dean, Ellen M Donovan, Sandra Collette, Sally Eagle, John D Fenwick, Peter H Graham, Jo S Haviland, Anna M Kirby, Helen Mayles, Robert A Mitchell, Rosalind Perry, Philip Poortmans, Andrew Poynter, Glyn Shentall, Jenny Titley, Alistair Thompson, John R Yarnold, Charlotte E Coles, Philip M Evans, on behalf of the IMPORT Trials Management Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NIHR Journals Library 2014-11-01
Series:Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation
Subjects:
breast
cancer
radiotherapy
image-guidance
clip-based imaging
bony anatomy imaging
x-ray
computed tomography
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3310/eme01030

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