Hybrid planning techniques for early-stage left-sided breast cancer: dose distribution analysis and estimation of projected secondary cancer-relative risk.

Iga RackaKarolina MajewskaJanusz WinieckiKarolina Kiluk

Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2023)

The results confirmed that both hybrid techniques provide better target quality and OARs sparing than 3D-CRT. Hybrid VMAT delivers less MU compared to hybrid IMRT but may increase the risk of radiation-induced secondary malignancies.

Keyphrases

radiation induced
early stage
radiation therapy
papillary thyroid
climate change
left ventricular
sentinel lymph node
minimally invasive
rectal cancer
locally advanced