Postmastectomy CT-based electron beam radiotherapy: Dosimetry, efficacy, and toxicity in 118 patients

• Published in: International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 1182 - 1189
• Main Authors: Spierer, Marnee M., Hong, Linda X., Wagman, Raquel T., Katz, Matthew S., Spierer, Rebecca L., McCormick, Beryl
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.11.2004; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Breast cancer; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - drug therapy; Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Combined Modality Therapy; Electrons; Female; Humans; Lymphatic Irradiation; Mastectomy; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Postmastectomy radiotherapy; Radiation Injuries - etiology; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy techniques; Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects); Skin - radiation effects; Survival Analysis; Technology. Biomaterials. Equipments. Material. Instrumentation; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Radiotherapy techniques; Breast cancer; Postmastectomy radiotherapy; Electrons; Computerized axial tomography; Dosimetry; Radiotherapy; Biomedical engineering

To evaluate the technique, dosimetry, acute and late toxicity, local control (LC), and overall survival (OS) with the use of computed tomography (CT)-based postmastectomy electron beam therapy (PMEBT) in high-risk patients. From 1990 to 2000, 118 patients with pathologic stage I-IIIB breast cancer u...