Skin dose in radiation treatment of the left breast: Analysis in the context of prone versus supine treatment technique

Most women with early-stage breast cancer undergo combined treatment with radiation as part of their cancer management [1,2]. Treatment for breast cancer includes surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and hormone therapy. Radiation therapy after breast-conserving surgery is associated with improvement in local control and is equivalent to mastectomy in terms of overall survival [1 –5]. This combined multimodality treatment has improved the outcome for early-stage breast cancer to its highest level.

Source: Physica Medica: European Journal of Medical Physics - January 12, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Amitpal Singh Saini, Indra J. Das, Catherine S. Hwang, Matthew C. Biagioli, William E. Lee Tags: Original paper Source Type: research