Open AccessEmerging Role of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy with Simultaneous Integrated Boost in Modern Radiotherapy of Breast Cancer
Author(s) -
Mirko Nitsche,
Juergen Dunst,
Ulrich M. Carl,
Robert Michael Hermann
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
breast care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.767
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1661-3805
pISSN - 1661-3791
DOI - 10.1159/000436951
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , context (archaeology) , breast cancer , oncology , medical physics , cancer , paleontology , biology
Hypofractionated radiotherapy for breast cancer is becoming increasingly important. The scientific background of this development as well as the introduction of the simultaneous integrated boost to the primary tumor region in this context are discussed here.
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