Novel radiation therapy approaches for breast cancer treatment

C Shah, K Bauer-Nilsen, RH McNulty, F Vicini - Seminars in Oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
The role of radiation therapy in the management of breast cancer continues to evolve. For
patients with early stage breast cancer, hypofractionated whole breast irradiation following …

Relationship and interactions of curcumin with radiation therapy

V Verma - World journal of clinical oncology, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Curcumin is widely reported to have remarkable medicinal-and antineoplastic-properties.
This review details curcumin's relationship with radiotherapy (RT), principally as a …

Pneumonitis and fibrosis after breast cancer radiotherapy: occurrence and treatment-related predictors

J Karlsen, T Tandstad, P Sowa, Ø Salvesen… - Acta …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background Radiation pneumonitis (RP) and radiation fibrosis (RF) are common side effects
after breast cancer (BC) radiotherapy (RT). However, there is a great variation in the …

Radiation therapy and early breast cancer: current controversies

J Boyages - The Medical Journal of Australia, 2017 - mja.com.au
Radiation therapy and early breast cancer: current controversies | The Medical Journal of
Australia MJA Basic Search Advanced search search Use the Advanced search for more …

Internal mammary lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients based on anatomical imaging and functional imaging

W Wang, P Qiu, J Li - Breast Cancer, 2022 - Springer
Internal mammary lymph node (IMLN) metastasis forms part of the clinical node
classification for primary breast cancer, which influences the treatment strategy. However …

Evolution of radiotherapy techniques in breast conservation treatment

J Boyages, L Baker - Gland Surgery, 2018 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Radiation therapy (RT) is an important component of breast cancer treatment that reduces
local recurrence and improves survival after breast conservation. Breast conservation rates …

Deep inspiration breath-hold produces a clinically meaningful reduction in ipsilateral lung dose during locoregional radiation therapy for some women with right-sided …

JL Conway, L Conroy, L Harper, M Scheifele… - Practical radiation …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The goal of the work described here was to determine whether deep inspiration
breath-hold (DIBH) produces a clinically meaningful reduction in pulmonary dose compared …

The landmark series: adjuvant radiation therapy for breast cancer

SA Valente, C Shah - Annals of Surgical Oncology, 2020 - Springer
Radiation therapy represents a cornerstone of breast cancer treatment both for patients
undergoing breast conservation and for those receiving mastectomy. Trials evaluating …

Locoregional irradiation including internal mammary nodal region for left-sided breast cancer after breast conserving surgery: Dosimetric evaluation of 4 techniques

Y Xu, J Wang, Z Hu, Y Tian, P Ma, S Li, J Dai, S Wang - Medical Dosimetry, 2019 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to compare 4 techniques in the planning of locoregional irradiation
including internal mammary nodal region for left-sided breast cancer. Ten patients with left …

[PDF][PDF] Non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy for locoregional radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer including internal mammary nodes

Y Xu, P Ma, Z Hu, Y Tian, K Men, S Wang, Y Xu, J Dai - Radiol Oncol, 2021 - sciendo.com
Background. Non-coplanar volumetric modulated arc therapy (ncVMAT) is proposed to
reduce toxicity in heart and lungs for locoregional radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer …