Journal article
Acute Toxicity and Quality of Life of Hypofractionated Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer
Abstract
PURPOSE: To assess the acute toxicity and quality of life (QOL) of hypofractionation compared with conventional fractionation for whole breast irradiation (WBI) after breast-conserving surgery.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: Women with node-negative breast cancer who had undergone breast-conserving surgery with clear margins were randomly assigned to conventional WBI of 5000 cGy in 25 fractions over 35 days or hypofractionated WBI of 4256 cGy in 16 …
Authors
Arsenault J; Parpia S; Goldberg M; Rakovitch E; Reiter H; Doherty M; Lukka H; Sussman J; Wright J; Julian J
Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 107, No. 5, pp. 943–948
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
August 2020
DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2020.03.049
ISSN
0360-3016