Integrating Partial Breast Irradiation into Surgical Practice and Clinical Trials

Regina M. Fearmonti; Frank A. Vicini; Timothy M. Pawlik; Henry M. Kuerer

doi:10.1016/j.suc.2007.02.001

Integrating Partial Breast Irradiation into Surgical Practice and Clinical Trials

Regina M. Fearmonti, Frank A. Vicini, Timothy M. Pawlik, Henry M. Kuerer

Breast Surgical Oncology

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Abstract

The use of accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) in place of whole-breast irradiation (WBI) for breast-conservation therapy (BCT) is an area of intensive clinical investigation. This article describes evolving methods of APBI in comparison to WBI and in the setting of ongoing clinical trials.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	485-498
Number of pages	14
Journal	Surgical Clinics of North America
Volume	87
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.suc.2007.02.001
State	Published - Apr 2007

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