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SUBMITTER: Koulis TA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4629948 | biostudies-other | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Koulis Theodora A TA Phan Tien T Olivotto Ivo A IA
Breast cancer (Dove Medical Press) 20151027
Adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) is an important part of breast cancer management but the dose and fractionation schedules used are variable. A total of 50 Gy in 25 daily fractions delivered over 5 weeks is often considered the "standard" adjuvant RT prescription. Hypofractionated regimes such as 42.5 Gy in 16 daily fractions or 40 Gy in 15 daily fractions following breast-conserving surgery have proven to be equally effective and achieve similar or better cosmetic and normal tissue outcomes for both ...[more]