Treatment Planning Challenges in Breast Irradiation: The Ideal and The Practical

Radiotherapy has recently undergone some interesting developments, with the introduction of new technology and techniques in many departments. Arguably, with this comes an increase in the expectation of its capability. The treatment site that continues to represent most of the workload in our depart...

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Published in:Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) 2006-04, Vol.18 (3), p.200-209
Main Author: Beavis, A.W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Breast
Breast Neoplasms - pathology
Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Breast Neoplasms - surgery
Female
Humans
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - prevention & control
Neoplasm Staging
Patient Care Planning - organization & administration
radiotherapy
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted - methods
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant - methods
treatment planning
Women's Health
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Summary:Radiotherapy has recently undergone some interesting developments, with the introduction of new technology and techniques in many departments. Arguably, with this comes an increase in the expectation of its capability. The treatment site that continues to represent most of the workload in our departments is breast. We should consider how relevant these contemporary changes are in the treatment of breast cancer. In this paper, we review some of the challenges in planning breast treatments and how they may be addressed with contemporary radiotherapy techniques.
ISSN:0936-6555
1433-2981
DOI:10.1016/j.clon.2005.11.012