Purpose Brachytherapy, as a definition, is derived from ancient Greek words for 'short
distance'(brachios) and 'treatment'(therapy), and refers to therapeutic use of encapsulated …

Background Early-stage breast cancer is among the most common cancer diagnoses.
Adjuvant radiotherapy is an essential component of breast-conserving therapy, and several …

Background Breast‐conserving therapy for women with breast cancer consists of local
excision of the tumour (achieving clear margins) followed by radiotherapy (RT). RT is given …

Purpose To analyze late toxicity after very accelerated partial breast irradiation (VAPBI) for
low-risk breast cancer. Materials Methods: In this retrospective, observational, international …

Purpose This is a multicenter Phase I–II trial endorsed by the GEC-ESTRO Breast Working
Group, to analyze if very accelerated partial breast irradiation (VAPBI) with multicatheter …

Background Breast‐conserving therapy for women with breast cancer consists of local
excision of the tumour (achieving clear margins) followed by radiotherapy (RT). Most true …

BACKGROUND FAST-Forward aimed to identify a 5-fraction schedule of adjuvant
radiotherapy delivered in 1 week that was non-inferior in terms of local cancer control and as …

Background and purpose The standard partial breast postoperative treatment for early
breast carcinomas with multi-catheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIBT) requires 7–8 fractions …

Background: Breast-conserving therapy including lumpectomy and adjuvant whole breast
irradiation (WBI) has become the standard therapy for early-stage breast cancer (EBC) …

Purpose To develop a consensus report for the quality practice of accelerated partial breast
irradiation (APBI) using interstitial multicatheter brachytherapy (IMB). Methods and Materials …