A Retrospective Analysis of Dose Distribution and Toxicity in Patients with Left Breast Cancer Treated with Adjuvant Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: Comparison with Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiotherapy.
Chia-Hsin ChenChing-Chuan HsiehChih-Shen ChangMiao-Fen ChenPublished in: Cancer management and research (2020)
Our data suggest that the volume of OAR exposed to higher doses is a predictor of RT-induced toxicity. Adjuvant RT with IMRT technique offered better dose conformity and spared high-dose levels to OARs to reduce radiation-related morbidity for BC patients.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- high dose
- newly diagnosed
- radiation induced
- end stage renal disease
- oxidative stress
- ejection fraction
- radiation therapy
- locally advanced
- low dose
- diabetic rats
- electronic health record
- big data
- squamous cell carcinoma
- drug induced
- stem cell transplantation
- young adults
- high glucose
- patient reported outcomes
- endothelial cells
- oxide nanoparticles