The literature is reviewed to identify the main clinical and dose–volume predictors for acute
and late radiation-induced heart disease. A clear quantitative dose and/or volume …

Long-term survival rates after a diagnosis of breast cancer are steadily rising. This is good
news, but clinicians must also recognize that this brings new challenges to the medical …

Background Radiotherapy for breast cancer often involves some incidental exposure of the
heart to ionizing radiation. The effect of this exposure on the subsequent risk of ischemic …

Radiation-Related Heart Disease: Current Knowledge and Future Prospects - ScienceDirect
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With the increasing incidence of thoracic tumors, radiation therapy (RT) has become an
important component of comprehensive treatment. RT improves survival in many cancers …

PURPOSE: To study incidence of radiation-related heart disease in a large population of
breast cancer patients followed for up to 30years. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 72,134 …

Background Late cardiac toxicities caused by (particularly left-sided) breast radiotherapy
(RT) are now recognized as rare but relevant sequelae, which has prompted research on …

Background Radiotherapy for breast cancer often involves some incidental exposure of the
heart to ionizing radiation. The effect of this exposure on the subsequent risk of heart …

Purpose To study distribution of coronary artery stenosis among patients with breast cancer
(BC) and to assess correlation between radiotherapy (RT) and location of stenosis. Patients …

Background: Radiation-related heart disease and lung cancer can occur following
radiotherapy for breast cancer but the duration of any mortality risk is uncertain. Methods …