Recent Developments in Radiation Oncology: An Overview of Individualised Treatment Strategies in Breast Cancer
Pazos M, Schönecker S, Reitz D, Rogowski P, Niyazi M, Alongi F, Matuschek C, Braun M, Harbeck N, Belka C, Corradini S (2018)
Publication Type: Journal article, Review article
Publication year: 2018
Journal
Book Volume: 13
Pages Range: 285-291
Journal Issue: 4
DOI: 10.1159/000488189
Abstract
Radiation therapy (RT) for breast cancer has dramatically changed over the past years, leading to individualized risk-adapted treatment strategies. Historically, the choice of RT regimen was limited to conventional fractionation protocols using standard tangential fields. Nowadays, technological and technical improvements in modern RT have added a variety of other RT modalities, different fractionation schedules, and individualised treatment volumes to the portfolio of breast RT. This review aims to give a short overview on the main topics which have recently found their way into clinical practice: hypofractionated treatment protocols, accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) for low-risk patients, deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) for maximal heart protection, extent of regional nodal irradiation for high-risk patients, and the implementation of new radiation techniques such as intensity modulated RT (IMRT) and volumetric modulated RT (VMAT).
Involved external institutions
Klinikum der Universität München (LMU Klinikum)
Germany (DE)
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Germany (DE)
Rotkreuzklinikum München
Germany (DE)
Germany (DE)
Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Germany (DE)
Rotkreuzklinikum München
Germany (DE)
How to cite
APA:
Pazos, M., Schönecker, S., Reitz, D., Rogowski, P., Niyazi, M., Alongi, F.,... Corradini, S. (2018). Recent Developments in Radiation Oncology: An Overview of Individualised Treatment Strategies in Breast Cancer. Breast Care, 13(4), 285-291. https://doi.org/10.1159/000488189
MLA:
Pazos, Montserrat, et al. "Recent Developments in Radiation Oncology: An Overview of Individualised Treatment Strategies in Breast Cancer." Breast Care 13.4 (2018): 285-291.
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