Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

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Radiother Oncol · Feb 2010

Minimising contralateral breast dose in post-mastectomy intensity-modulated radiotherapy by incorporating conformal electron irradiation.

To assess the potential benefit of incorporating conformal electron irradiation in intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) for loco-regional post-mastectomy RT. ⋯ Incorporation of conformal electron irradiation in post-mastectomy IMRT(p/e) enables a heart dose reduction which can only be obtained with IMRT(p) when allowing large irradiated volumes in the contralateral breast.

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