10-Year follow-up of 621 patients treated using high-dose rate brachytherapy as ambulatory boost technique in conservative breast cancer treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: Small implant volume and ductal carcinoma in situ histology significantly correlated with local relapse following HDR brachytherapy dose boost in breast cancer conservative treatment. Modern image-guided breast brachytherapy techniques using surgical clips as a guide may decrease potential treatment targeting errors, consequently improving local control without increasing toxicity.
PMID: 27474504 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Quéro L, Guillerm S, Taright N, Michaud S, Teixeira L, Cahen-Doidy L, Bourstyn E, Espié M, Hennequin C Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research
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