Incidence of Rib Fracture following Treatment with Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer

Incidence of Rib Fracture following Treatment with Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer

Purpose: To determine the rib fracture rate in a cohort of patients with breast cancer treated with proton therapy. Patient and Methods: From a prospective database, we identified 225 patients treated with proton therapy between 2012 and 2020 (223 women; 2 men). Clinical and dosimetric data were ext...

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Main Authors: Julie A. Bradley, MD, Xiaoying Liang, PhD, Raymond B. Mailhot Vega, MD, MPH, Chunbo Liu, PhD, Eric D. Brooks, MD, Teena Burchianti, ARNP, Emma Viviers, MS, Roi Dagan, MD, MS, Oluwadamilola T. Oladeru, MD, MA, MBA, Christopher G. Morris, MS, Nancy P. Mendenhall, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-03-01
Series:International Journal of Particle Therapy
Subjects:
breast cancer
adverse events
particle therapy
Online Access:https://theijpt.org/doi/pdf/10.14338/IJPT-22-00034.1

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