Year: 2018
Type: dissertation
Abstract: IntroductionIn view of the limited incremental benefit between whole breast irradiation (WBI), accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) and omission of radiotherapy in favourable early stage breast cancer (ESBC), APBI can only be justified if it combines adequate target coverage with the lowest achievable toxicity.Interobserver exercises demonstrated the difficulty of precise target delineation, especially in prone position; information on accuracy is even scarcer.We tested the impact of inserting an additional indicatorclip, marking the depth of the tumour in the breast, and the added value of a preoperative CT in treatment position on precision and accuracy. Accelerating Adjuvant Breast Radiotherapy Accelerating Adjuvant Breast Radiotherapy
Author: Chris Monten
Language: English
Subfield: Radiation
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2901024216