TY - JOUR
T1 - New Techniques for Irradiating Early Stage Breast Cancer
T2 - Stereotactic Partial Breast Irradiation
AU - Rahimi, Asal
AU - Timmerman, Robert
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2017/7
Y1 - 2017/7
N2 - Several improvements in breast cancer radiation delivery have been realized using new techniques over the past several decades. As an example, for early stage disease, there has been active investigation of partial breast irradiation (PBI) vs whole breast irradiation. Although still investigational, PBI reduces the treatment volumes, doses to organs at risk, and may improve cosmesis. Over the past 2 decades PBI has been delivered via interstitial brachytherapy, intracavitary brachytherapy, intraoperative radiation therapy, or 3-dimensional external beam radiation therapy. More recently, there has been growing evidence that supports stereotactic body radiation therapy as a safe and effective new treatment for early stage breast cancer. This article describes this new treatment opportunity and reviews the emerging data of stereotactic partial breast irradiation.
AB - Several improvements in breast cancer radiation delivery have been realized using new techniques over the past several decades. As an example, for early stage disease, there has been active investigation of partial breast irradiation (PBI) vs whole breast irradiation. Although still investigational, PBI reduces the treatment volumes, doses to organs at risk, and may improve cosmesis. Over the past 2 decades PBI has been delivered via interstitial brachytherapy, intracavitary brachytherapy, intraoperative radiation therapy, or 3-dimensional external beam radiation therapy. More recently, there has been growing evidence that supports stereotactic body radiation therapy as a safe and effective new treatment for early stage breast cancer. This article describes this new treatment opportunity and reviews the emerging data of stereotactic partial breast irradiation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.semradonc.2017.02.007
DO - 10.1016/j.semradonc.2017.02.007
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28577835
AN - SCOPUS:85018730551
SN - 1053-4296
VL - 27
SP - 279
EP - 288
JO - Seminars in Radiation Oncology
JF - Seminars in Radiation Oncology
IS - 3
ER -