Late cardiac complications may arise after left-breast radiation therapy. Deep-inspiration
breath hold (DIBH) allows reduction of the irradiated heart volume at the same time as it …

PURPOSE: Three-dimensional (3D) treatment planning has reduced the cardiac dose in
postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer; however, the overall cardiac toxicity is still an …

Background: Postoperative radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery effectively reduces local
relapses. A survival benefit after breast conservation, however, has only been proven …

Breast Cancer: Over the course of the last decade, the treatment of breast cancer has
evolved quite rapidly. New scientific and clinical advances have modified the standard of …

The EBCTCG has clearly demonstrated that the use of RT after either breast conserving
surgery (BCS) or after mastectomy in node-positive patients not only reduces local …

Introduction Extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) with adjuvant radiotherapy may be used to
treat malignant pleural mesothelioma. Radiation pneumonitis, felt to be related to …

Abstract Die postoperative Strahlentherapie bei Mammakarzinom kann die
Lokalrezidivwahrscheinlichkeit deutlich reduzieren. Ein Überlebensvorteil durch die …