Published September 2019
| Version v1
Journal article
The Impact of Chest Wall Boost on Reconstruction Complications and Local Control in Patients Treated for Breast Cancer
Creators
- 1. Masters of Medical Sciences in Clinical Investigation program, Harvard Medical School, Boston (United States)
- 2. Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston (United States)
- 3. Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Boston (United States)
- 4. Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (United States)
Description
Giving an additional radiation dose to the incision or chest wall has been a practice, but it has never been studied in a randomized setting, and it might lead to inferior cosmetic outcomes. This study aims to evaluate whether delivery of a chest wall boost (CWB) to the mastectomy scar or chest wall is independently associated with reconstruction complications and to assess its disease control efficacy in the setting of breast reconstruction.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.04.027;
- PII
- S0360301619306595;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics
- Journal Volume
- 105
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 155-164
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
- CODEN
- IOBPD3
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 55057340
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CHEST; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; MAMMARY GLANDS; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; RADIATION DOSES
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DISEASES; DOSES; GLANDS; ORGANS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.