Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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The aim of this study was to report the 5-year results of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) using external beam three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT). ⋯ The 5-year local tumor control, toxicity profile, and cosmetic results of APBI delivered with external beam 3D-CRT are encouraging and comparable to other APBI series.
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A number of national and international societies published recommendations regarding the required equipment and manpower assumed to be necessary to treat a number of patients with radiotherapy. None of these recommendations were based on actual time measurements needed for specific radiotherapy procedures. The German Society of Radiation Oncology (DEGRO) was interested in substantiating these recommendations by prospective evaluations of all important core procedures of radiotherapy in the most frequent cancers treated by radiotherapy. The results of the examinations of radiotherapy with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in patients with different tumor entities are presented in this manuscript. ⋯ The prospective data presented here allow for an estimate of the required machine time and manpower needed for the core procedures of radiotherapy in an average radiation treatment with IMRT. However, one should be aware that a number of necessary and time-consuming activities were not evaluated in the present study.