A Mixed-Modality 3D-Conformal Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Technique Using Opposed Mini-Tangent Photon Fields and en Face Electrons to Minimize the Lung Exposure to Radiation: In Regard to Jain et al. (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009;75:82-88).

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 956-957

  Bourgier, Celine ^a   Marsiglia, Hugo ^a,b   Taghian, Alphonse ^c  

^a INSTITUT GUSTAVE ROUSSY   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; BREAST; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG; LUNG TOXICITY; LUNG VOLUME; PHOTON THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WHOLE BREAST IRRADIATION;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; PHOTONS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL;

EID: 76049130193     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.026     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Jain A.K., Vallow L.A., Gale A.A., et al. Does three-dimensional external beam partial breast irradiation spare lung tissue compared with standard whole breast irradiation?. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 75 (2009) 82-88
2. Taghian A.G., Kozak K.R., Doppke K.P., et al. Initial dosimetric experience using simple three-dimensional conformal external-beam accelerated partial-breast irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 64 (2006) 1092-1099
3. Recht A., Ancukiewicz M., Alm El-Din M.A., et al. Lung dose-volume parameters and the risk of pneumonitis for patients treated with accelerated partial-breast irradiation using three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy. J Clin Oncol 27 (2009) 3887-3893