Onkológia 2/2012
Radiotherapy for breast cancer
Radiotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of breast carcinoma, reduces local recurrences about 20% (after breast conserving surgery or mastectomy), reduces 15 y mortality for cancer about 5%. The irradiation volumes can cover whole breast ± boost, partial breast, chest wall and regional lymph nodes. In contribution are analysed indications of radiotherapy, radiation techniques with focus on new trends, altered fractionation, partial breast irradiation and toxicity.
Keywords: breast cancer, indication of radiotherapy, treatment volumes, altered fractionation, radiation techniques, toxicity.
