Modern Radiotherapy and Cardiac Toxicity in Breast Cancer
Radiotherapy (RT) is a mainstay of Breast Cancer (BC) patients therapy. Nonetheless, unintended irradiation of the heart and its substructures can result in cardiac toxicity, jeopardizing long-term survivors’ quality of life (QOL). Advances in RT delivery techniques deeply impacted this clinical sce...
Main Authors: | Giuseppe Carlo Iorio, Valeria Chiofalo, Umberto Ricardi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IMR Press
2023-07-01
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Series: | Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology |
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Online Access: | https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/50/7/10.31083/j.ceog5007138 |
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