Accelerated hypofractionated adjuvant whole breast radiation with simultaneous integrated boost using volumetric modulated arc therapy for early breast cancer: A phase I/II dosimetric and clinical feasibility study from a tertiary cancer care centre of India

Accelerated hypofractionated adjuvant whole breast radiation with simultaneous integrated boost using volumetric modulated arc therapy for early breast cancer: A phase I/II dosimetric and clinical feasibility study from a tertiary cancer care centre of India

Background: Hypofractionation has become standard of care after Breast Conserving Therapy (BCT) in many European and few others western countries. Though still debatable, tumor cavity boost is routinely practised in our centre. Hypofractionation is not yet the current standard of practice in Asian c...

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Main Authors: Dodul Mondal, Pramod Kumar Julka, Daya Nand Sharma, Manisha Jana, Macharla Anjaneyelu Laviraj, Suryanarayan VS Deo, Soumyajit Roy, Randeep Guleria, Goura K. Rath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute
Subjects:
Early breast cancer
Accelerated hypofractionation
Simultaneous integrated boost
Volumetric modulated arc therapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110036217300055

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