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A Comparison of Seroma Formation and Clip Placement to Define the Surgical Bed in Patients with Segmental Mastectomies

A Dosimetric Comparison of MammoSiteTM HDR Brachytherapy and Xoft AxxentTM Electronic Brachytherapy

A new technique of stereotactic permanent breast seed implantation

A Phase II Study of Four-week Radiation for Breast Cancer Using Hypofractionated Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) with an Incorporated Boost

Accelerated Partial Breast Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (APB-IMRT) Results in Improved Dose Distribution when Compared to 3D Treatment Planning Techniques

Active Breathing Control (ABC), a feasibility study

APBI Using Respiratory Gated IMRT – Review of First 24 Patients

Approaches to postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) in the Intergroup Exemestane Study (IES)

Association of Women’s Local Treatment Decisions with Local Recurrence Risk and Life Expectancy

Breast Biopsy Type is the Most Important Predictor of Lumpectomy Negative Margins

Breast Cancer in the Elderly: Whole Breast Hypofractionated Radiotherapy

Breast Conservation Therapy For Invasive Breast Cancer In Chinese Population: The Hong Kong Experience

Breathing adapted radiotherapy (BART) of breast cancer using a manually controlled CT scanner for dose-planning : a technical report

Cardiotoxic effects of breast conserving therapy in patients with left-sided breast cancer treated with tangential fields

Changes in Breast Cavity Contours After Lumpectomy

Changes of the radiotherapy boost volume in breast conserving therapy

Comparison of photon with electron boost in treatment of early stage breast cancer

Comparison of the dose-mass-histogram DMH and dose-volume histogram DVH concepts in predicting radiation induced pneumonitis from breast cancer radiotherapy

Deep Inspiration Breath-hold Decreases Dose To The Left Ventricle With Whole Breast Or Accelerated Partial Breast Radiotherapy For Left Sided Breast Cancers

Detailed Analysis of In-Breast Failure after MammoSiteTM Brachytherapy

Dose Modeling for Partial Breast Stereotactic Brachytherapy: A New Non-Invasive APBI Concept

Dose volume histogram analysis of normal structures associated with accelerated intracavitary partial breast irradiation delivered by high dose rate brachytherapy

Efficacy of Immobilization Devices for Setup Variations in Radiation Treatment of Breast Cancer

Evaluation of 4Dimensional-Computed Tomography for Delineation of The Clinical Target Volume CTV for Breast Boost Radiotherapy

Evaluation of IMRT plans for breast patients taking into consideration intra fractional motion of the target

Evidence based radiation oncology : breast cancer

Gene profiling in breast cancer Metastasis risk and Therapeutic implications

Heart and coronary artery doses from breast radiotherapy

History of myocardial infarction (MI) increases the risk of radiation-induced MI in women with breast cancer

Impact of the boost dose on local control and survival in patients with early stage breast cancer after a microscopically incomplete lumpectomy – 10 year results of the randomised EORTC boost trial

Impact of young age on outcome in patients with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast treated with conservative surgery and radiotherapy

Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Results in a Significant Decrease in Clinical Toxicities when Compared to Conventional Wedge Based Radiation Therapy.

Intrafraction Organ Motion in Breast Radiation Therapy: A Comparison of Prone versus Supine Patient Positioning

Irradiation of breast cancer cell lines, effects of different photon energies and dose rates

Is there an association between late normal tissue response and tumour control after local tumour excision and radiotherapy for early breast cancer

Localisation of the Surgical Bed Following Tumorectomy Using Magnetic Resonance and Computed Tomography Scan Fusion for Planification of Breast Interstitial Brachytherapy

Long Term Outcome for Early Breast Carcinoma: The University of Chicago Multi-Center Experience

Long-term Toxicity Of An Intraoperative Radiotherapy (iort) Boost Using Low Energy Xrays During Breast Conserving Surgery (bcs)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Identifies Multifocal and Multicentric Disease in Breast Cancer Patients Eligible for the NSABP B-39/RTOG 0413 Partial Breast Irradiation (PBI) Trial

Meta-analysis of the randomised trials of radiotherapy

Multisegmented Tangential Breast Fields – An Effective Step Towards IMRT Without a Significantly Higher Secondary Cancer Risk

NYU 01-51: Phase I-II Trial of Hypofractionated Whole Breast Radiation Therapy for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ (DCIS)

Partial breast irradiation (PBI) versus whole breast irradiation (WBI) after breast conserving surgery for low-risk breast cancer patients: 5-year results of a randomized study

Partial breast irradiation using multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy for early breast cancer

Pilot Study Of A Real-time Stereovision-Based Image-Guided Radiotherapy For Breast Cancer

Possession of genetic variants correlates with late adverse effects in breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant radiation therapy

Possibility of Replacement of Whole Breast Radiotherapy with Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer

Potential Risks of Radiation-Induced Breast Cancer with Different Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Techniques

Preliminary Results Of NYU 05-181, A Prospective Trial To Establish The Individual Optimal Positioning For Breast Radiotherapy

Prognostic and predictive importace of CA IX in high-risk breast cancer – Results from the DBCG82 b & c randomized study

Prognostic factors for chest wall recurrences after total mastectomy for breast cancer

Pulmonary toxicity in women who underwent breast irradiation after breast conserving operation: dose volume histogram and dose response function

Skin Sparing Radiation Approach Using Helical Tomotherapy Without Compromising Target Coverage In Early Breast Cancer After Lumpectomy

The clinical and biological factors influencing indications for radiotherapy after breast conserving surgery

The requirements of a specialist breast unit

Three-field virtual simulation of the breast using a non-vertical match plane

Unfavorable Cardiac Anatomy For Left-sided Tangential Breast Irradiation: Incidence And Predictive Factors

Unsuspected abnormalities on radiotherapy treatment planning CT scans revealed after implementing routine diagnostic reviewing

Use of Lymphoscintigraphy for Lymphedema Risk Reduction During Radiation for Primary Breast Cancer

Utilizing Advanced Skin Care Products to Establish a Standard-of-Care For Radiation-Induced Skin Injury

Whole Breast IMRT and respiratory motion: a phantom study

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