Seven fractions to deliver partial breast irradiation: the toxicity is Low

Abstract Purpose To assess toxicity and clinical outcome, in breast cancer patients treated with external beam partial breast irradiation (PBI) consisting of 35 Gy in 7 daily fractions (5 Gy/fraction). Materials and Methods Patients affected by early-stage breast cancer were enrolled in this phase I...

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Main Authors: Marco Trovo, Michele Avanzo, Lorenzo Vinante, Carlo Furlan, Francesco Fiorica, Tiziana Perin, Loredana Militello, Simon Spazzapan, Massimiliano Berretta, Rajesh Jena, Joseph Stancanello, Erica Piccoli, Mario Mileto, Elvia Micheli, Mario Roncadin, Samuele Massarut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0825-9