Radiation therapy delivered with hypofractionation, which involves the delivery of a higher dose per fraction in fewer fractions (generally with a lower total nominal dose) over a shorter overall treatment time, is an established therapeutic option at least for a selected group of early breast cancer patients after breast-conserving surgery. Optimal delivery of the tumor bed boost dose in terms of timing, fractionation, and total dose whenever a hypofractionated schedule is employed has yet to be established. We herein present a review of the current evidence on the role of boost integration in whole breast radiotherapy.

Tumor bed boost integration during whole breast radiotherapy: A review of the current evidence

FRANCO, Pierfrancesco
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RICARDI, Umberto
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2015-01-01

Abstract

Radiation therapy delivered with hypofractionation, which involves the delivery of a higher dose per fraction in fewer fractions (generally with a lower total nominal dose) over a shorter overall treatment time, is an established therapeutic option at least for a selected group of early breast cancer patients after breast-conserving surgery. Optimal delivery of the tumor bed boost dose in terms of timing, fractionation, and total dose whenever a hypofractionated schedule is employed has yet to be established. We herein present a review of the current evidence on the role of boost integration in whole breast radiotherapy.
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Adjuvant whole breast radiotherapy; Breast cancer; Concomitant boost; Hypofractionation; IGRT; IMRT; Simultaneous integrated boost; Surgery; Oncology
Franco, Pierfrancesco; Cante, Domenico; Sciacero, Piera; Girelli, Giuseppe; La Porta, Maria Rosa; Ricardi, Umberto
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