Twelve-Month Evaluation of Temperature Effects of Radiotherapy in Patients after Mastectomy

Agnieszka Baic, Dominika Plaza, Barbara Lange, Łukasz Michalecki, Agata Stanek, Krzysztof Ślosarek and Armand Cholewka
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Agnieszka Baic: Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia, 75 Pułku Piechoty Street 1A, 41-500 Chorzow, Poland
Dominika Plaza: Radiotherapy Planning Department, Maria Skłodowska—Curie National Research Institute of Oncology Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej Street 15, 44-102 Gliwice, Poland
Barbara Lange: IIIrd Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy Department, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Research Institute of Oncology Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej Street 15, 44-102 Gliwice, Poland
Łukasz Michalecki: Department of Radiation Oncology, University Clinical Center, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Ceglana Street 35, 40-514 Katowice, Poland
Agata Stanek: Chair and Clinical Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Batorego Street 15, 41-902 Bytom, Poland
Krzysztof Ślosarek: Radiotherapy Planning Department, Maria Skłodowska—Curie National Research Institute of Oncology Gliwice Branch, Wybrzeze Armii Krajowej Street 15, 44-102 Gliwice, Poland
Armand Cholewka: Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Silesia, 75 Pułku Piechoty Street 1A, 41-500 Chorzow, Poland

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 5, 1-11

Abstract: The aim of this study was to verify the changes in the temperature distribution within the breast at twelve months after the end of radiotherapy for breast cancer. The study included twenty-four women. The first test group consisted of twelve women who underwent breast mastectomy and qualified for radiotherapy according to standard medical treatment procedures. The second group included twelve healthy women. The tests were conducted before treatment with radiation therapy and two months, six months, nine months, and one year after the end of treatment. The mean temperature values changed depending on the time that had elapsed since the end of treatment. The highest temperature increase in all patients was observed six months after the end of radiotherapy. This research has confirmed that the assessment of temperature changes in the breast area after radiotherapy can evaluate the severity and lesions in the time course of the radiation reaction.

Keywords: radiation therapy; thermography; breast cancer (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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