Intensity-modulated radiotherapy and hypofractionated volumetric modulated arc therapy for elderly patients with breast cancer: comparison of acute and late toxicities.

Alba FiorentinoFabiana GregucciRosario MazzolaVanessa FigliaFrancesco RicchettiGianluisa SicignanoNiccolo GiajlevraRuggero RuggieriSergio FersinoStefania NaccaratoAlberto MassoccoStefanie CorradiniFilippo Alongi

Published in: La Radiologia medica (2018)

The present study showed that whole breast IMRT and HypoRT-VMAT are feasible and well tolerated in early-stage BC elderly patients and that HypoRT-VMAT is affected by lower risk of acute and late RT-related side effects.

Keyphrases

early stage
liver failure
respiratory failure
radiation therapy
drug induced
aortic dissection
sentinel lymph node
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation induced
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
neoadjuvant chemotherapy