Dosimetric comparison of three different external beam whole breast irradiation techniques

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Gürsel Ş. B., Meydan D., ÖZBEK OKUMUŞ N., Ofluoglu T.

ADVANCES IN THERAPY, vol.28, no.12, pp.1114-1125, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 12
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12325-011-0078-1
  • Journal Name: ADVANCES IN THERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1114-1125
  • Keywords: breast cancer, conformal radiotherapy, dosimetry, field-in-field radiotherapy, INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY, 3-DIMENSIONAL CONFORMAL RADIOTHERAPY, IN-FIELD TECHNIQUE, 20-YEAR FOLLOW-UP, RANDOMIZED-TRIAL, CANCER, IMRT, LUNG, MASTECTOMY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to compare the dosimetries of three different external beam whole breast radiotherapy techniques: two-dimensional RT (2D-RT), three-dimensional conformal RT (3D-CRT), and field-in-field intensity-modulated RT (FiF-IMRT). In addition, we aimed to evaluate the patients who needed more or less complex treatment modalities.