partial breast irradiation with implant brachytherapy after wide local excision for Stage T1N0
breast cancer (BCa). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between 1997 and 2001, 50 patients
with Stage T1N0M0 BCa were treated in a Phase I-II protocol using low-dose-rate
accelerated partial breast irradiation with implant brachytherapy after wide local excision
and lymph node surgery. The total dose was escalated in three groups: 50 Gy (n= 20), 55 Gy …