Post mastectomy adjuvant radiotherapy in breast cancer: a comparison of three hypofractionated protocols.

Post Mastectomy Adjuvant Radiotherapy in Breast Cancer: A Comparison of Cardiac Toxicity in Hypofractionated and Normal Fractionation Protocols

Background: Postoperative radiotherapy (RT) for breast cancer is an essential part of adjuvant cancer treatment. RT reduces the risk of local recurrence by 50% and the risk of breast cancer mortality by 16%. Hypo-fractionated regimens are increasingly being used as they involve fewer treatment sessions and, in terms of tumor control, the effects of conventionally fractionated and hypo-fractiona...

Acute Skin and Pharynx Complications Following Adjuvant Hypofractionated Versus Conventional Radiotherapy in Patients with Breast Cancer

Background: Hypofractionated radiotherapy (HF) method was introduced to overcome the quickly growing tumor cells as well as shortening whole treatment course in solid tumors such as breast cancers. Here, we compared the incidence of dermatitis and pharyngitis among patients undergoing HF versus conventional fractionationated (CF) radiation therapy following surgery for breast cancer. Methods: ...

Comparison of Acute Toxicities in Conventional and Hypofractionated Radiotherapy in Post-Mastectomy Breast Cancer

Uniformity of Dose Distribution in Target Volume in Radiotherapy Techniques for Breast after Mastectomy.

Background & Objective: Radiotherapy has a very special significance in the treatment of cancer. Beam radiation therapy using photons and electrons produced by a linear accelerator is used extensively in the treatment of breast Cancer. In this article, In addition to providing a description of three techniques of radiotherapy in the treatment of breast cancer, has been Evaluating the effectiven...

The dosimetric impact of seroma volume changes over the course of radiotherapy treatment on sequential boost planning (Arm I) and a comparison of two concurrent hypofractionated boost methods (Arm II) for breast cancer patients eligible for RTOG protocol

Breast conserving surgery with adjuvant radiation therapy is supported by mult iple clinical t rials as being a safe alternative to total mastectomy. 2 Outlined by Arm I of RTOG Protocol 1005, 1 one current standard of care for external beam radiation (EBRT) is delivery of 50 Gray (Gy) in 25 fract ions to the whole breast with a sequential 12 Gy photon or electron boost to the post-lumpectomy b...