Patient selection for accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) after breast-conserving surgery: Recommendations of the Groupe Européen de Curiethérapie-European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (GEC-ESTRO) breast cancer working group based on clinical evidence (2009)

2010 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
Csaba Polgár ◽  
Erik Van Limbergen ◽  
Richard Pötter ◽  
György Kovács ◽  
Alfredo Polo ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71
Author(s):  
Timothy M Pawlik ◽  
Henry M Kuerer

Breast-conserving therapy has been established as a standard treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer. Whole-breast irradiation has traditionally been utilized to consolidate local therapy following conservative surgery. Recently, the need for whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery has become controversial, with some investigators advocating accelerated partial breast irradiation as an alternative. Accelerated partial breast irradiation is delivered over a shorter period and only to a portion of the breast. This review will examine the emerging role of accelerated partial breast irradiation in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer and review the biologic rationale for, techniques of, and limitations of partial breast irradiation following breast-conserving surgery.


The Breast ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 45-49
Author(s):  
Nieves G. Rodriguez-Ibarria ◽  
Ma Beatriz Pinar ◽  
Laura García ◽  
M. Auxiliadora Cabezón ◽  
Marta Lloret ◽  
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