The risk for developing a secondary cancer after breast radiation therapy: Comparison of photon and proton techniques.
CONCLUSION: Conventional (3DCRT) techniques led to the lowest estimated risks of, thyroid and esophageal secondary cancers while PBS demonstrated a benefit for secondary lung and contralateral breast cancer risks, with the highest risks overall associated with VMAT techniques.
PMID: 32464163 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - Category: Radiology Authors: Paganetti H, Depauw N, Johnson A, Forman RB, Lau J, Jimenez R Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research
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