Evidence based radiation oncology: breast cancer
P Poortmans - Radiotherapy and oncology, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Radiotherapy is, similar to surgery, a local treatment. In the case of breast
cancer, it is generally given after conservative or after more extensive, tumour and patient …
cancer, it is generally given after conservative or after more extensive, tumour and patient …
A planning comparison of dose patterns in organs at risk and predicted risk for radiation induced malignancy in the contralateral breast following radiation therapy of …
S Johansen, L Cozzi, DR Olsen - Acta Oncologica, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. To investigate the impact of using different radiation therapy techniques on contra-
lateral breast (CB) dose, and also dose to other involved organs at risk such as heart and …
lateral breast (CB) dose, and also dose to other involved organs at risk such as heart and …
Evaluation of organ-specific peripheral doses after 2-dimensional, 3-dimensional and hybrid intensity modulated radiation therapy for breast cancer based on Monte …
A Joosten, O Matzinger, W Jeanneret-Sozzi… - Radiotherapy and …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To make a comprehensive evaluation of organ-specific
out-of-field doses using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations for different breast cancer irradiation …
out-of-field doses using Monte Carlo (MC) simulations for different breast cancer irradiation …
Dose evaluation and risk estimation for secondary cancer in contralateral breast and a study of correlation between thorax shape and dose to organs at risk following …
S Johansen, J Vikström, MHB Hjelstuen… - Acta …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To assess the impact of using breathing adapted radiotherapy on contralateral
breast (CB) dose, to relate the thorax shape with the dose to the organs at risk (OARs) and to …
breast (CB) dose, to relate the thorax shape with the dose to the organs at risk (OARs) and to …
Minimum breast distance largely explains individual variability in doses to contralateral breast from breast-cancer radiotherapy
P Kundrát, J Remmele, H Rennau, S Sebb… - Radiotherapy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Purpose To provide personalized estimates of doses to contralateral breast (CB) from breast-
cancer radiotherapy. Methods Whole-breast irradiations using 3D conformal, intensity …
cancer radiotherapy. Methods Whole-breast irradiations using 3D conformal, intensity …
Contralateral breast dose from chest wall and breast irradiation: local experience
AS Alzoubi, S Kandaiya, A Shukri… - Australasian physical & …, 2010 - Springer
Second cancer induction in the contralateral breast (CB) is an issue of some concern in
breast radiotherapy especially for women under the age of 45 years at the time of treatment …
breast radiotherapy especially for women under the age of 45 years at the time of treatment …
Estimated risk for secondary cancer in the contra-lateral breast following radiation therapy of breast cancer
S Johansen, T Danielsen, D Rune Olsen - Acta Oncologica, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose. To facilitate a discussion about the impact of dose heterogeneity on the risk for
secondary contralateral breast (CB) cancer predicted with linear and non linear models …
secondary contralateral breast (CB) cancer predicted with linear and non linear models …
Are age and gender suitable matching criteria in organ dose reconstruction using surrogate childhood cancer patients' CT scans?
Z Wang, IWEM van Dijk, J Wiersma… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The purpose of this work was to assess the feasibility of using surrogate CT scans
of matched patients for organ dose reconstructions for childhood cancer (CC) survivors …
of matched patients for organ dose reconstructions for childhood cancer (CC) survivors …
Contralateral breast doses measured by film dosimetry: tangential techniques and an optimized IMRT technique
S Saur, LMB Fjellsboe, T Lindmo… - Physics in Medicine & …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
The contralateral breast (CLB) doses for three tangential techniques were characterized by
using a female thorax phantom and GafChromic EBT film. Dose calculations by the pencil …
using a female thorax phantom and GafChromic EBT film. Dose calculations by the pencil …
[HTML][HTML] Assessment of leakage dose in vivo in patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer
Background and purpose Accurate quantification of the relatively small radiation doses
delivered to untargeted regions during breast irradiation in patients with breast cancer is of …
delivered to untargeted regions during breast irradiation in patients with breast cancer is of …