Shortened radiation therapy schedules for early-stage breast cancer: A review of hypofractionated whole-breast irradiation and accelerated partial breast irradiation

Breast Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 131-146

  Shaitelman, Simona F ^a   Khan, Atif J ^b   Woodward, Wendy A ^a   Arthur, Douglas W ^c   Cuttino, Laurie W ^c   Bloom, Elizabeth S ^a   Shah, Chirag ^d   Freedman, Gary M ^e   Wilkinson, John B ^f   Babiera, Gildy V ^a   Julian, Thomas B ^g   Vicini, Frank A ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f Willis Knighton Health System   (United States)

^g ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h 21ST CENTURY ONCOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

accelerated partial breast irradiation; breast cancer; hypofractionation; radiation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED PARTIAL BREAST IRRADIATION; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HYPOFRACTIONATED WHOLE BREAST IRRADIATION; INTRAOPERATIVE RADIOTHERAPY; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; TREATMENT DURATION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; RADIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84896318011     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbj.12232     Document Type: Review

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