Dosimetric comparison of proton and photon three-dimensional, conformal, external beam accelerated partial breast irradiation techniques

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8245431	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2006	7 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusions: Compared to photon-electron 3D-CPBI, proton 3D-CPBI significantly reduces the volume of irradiated nontarget breast tissue. Both approaches to accelerated partial breast irradiation offer exceptional lung and heart sparing.

Keywords

3D-conformal Partial breast irradiation Breast cancer Comparison Protons

Related Topics

Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Dosimetric comparison of proton and photon three-dimensional, conformal, external beam accelerated partial breast irradiation techniques

Authors

Kevin R. M.D., Ph.D., Angela M.D., Judith C.M.D., Elizabeth M. M.S., Jacqueline A. C.M.D., Jennifer K. C.M.D., Karen P. M.S., Thomas F. M.D., Alphonse G. M.D., Ph.D.,