Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8223811 | International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Adequate PTV coverage with acceptable hot spots and excellent sparing of organs at risk was achieved by use of IMRT regardless of treatment position and breast size. Although increasing breast size leads to increased heart dose and maximum skin dose, heart dose remained within our institutional constraints and the incidence of overall skin toxicity was comparable to that reported in the literature. Taken together, these data suggest that hypofractionated radiation therapy using IMRT is a viable and appropriate therapeutic modality in large-breasted patients.
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Authors
Raquibul MD, PhD, Reid F. MD, PhD, Yu MD, PhD, Karen MD, Rafi MD, William MD, Chin C. PhD, Evan MD, Ekeni BA, Marnee MD, Linda PhD, Shalom MD,