Re-Irradiation with Conformal Electron Beam Therapy for Recurrent Breast Cancer

Ariel E Pollock, Ernest Butler and Jondavid Pollock
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Ariel E Pollock: Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Maryland School of Medicine, US
Jondavid Pollock: Division of Radiation Oncology, The Schiffler Cancer Center, Wheeling Hospital, US

Juniper Online Journal of Case Studies, 2019, vol. 10, issue 4, 82-83

Abstract: Patients with recurrent breast cancer involving the chest wall, who have been previously irradiated, present a clinical challenge. Pulsed reduced dose rate external beam radiotherapy has been shown to reduce recurrences with an acceptable rate of toxicity including chest wall soft tissue and rib necrosis [1]. For patients presenting with a breast cancer recurrence in close proximity to the skin surface, our treatment center has modified the technique by using electrons passing through customized wax bolus milled by a commercial compensator manufacturer (decimal, Sanford, FL).

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Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.19080/JOJCS.2019.10.555795

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