Journal article
A Population-Based Study of the Fractionation of Postlumpectomy Breast Radiation Therapy
Abstract
PURPOSE: The optimal fractionation schedule of post lumpectomy radiation therapy remains controversial. The objective of this study was to describe the fractionation of post-lumpectomy radiation therapy (RT) in Ontario, before and after the seminal Ontario Clinical Oncology Group (OCOG) trial, which showed the equivalence of 16- and 25-fraction schedules.
METHODS AND MATERIALS: This was a retrospective cohort study conducted by linking …
Authors
Ashworth A; Kong W; Whelan T; Mackillop WJ
Journal
International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics, Vol. 86, No. 1, pp. 51–57
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2013
DOI
10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.12.015
ISSN
0360-3016
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsDose Fractionation, RadiationFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHumansMastectomy, SegmentalMedical Record LinkageMiddle AgedOntarioPostoperative CareRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRegistriesRegression AnalysisRetrospective Studies