Background This study aimed to develop and validate an automatic multi-atlas segmentation method for delineating the heart and substructures in breast cancer radiation therapy (RT). Material and methods The atlas database consisted of non-contrast-enhanced planning CT scans from 42 breast cancer ...
Although radiation therapy (RT) has been shown to reduce 15-year mortality in breast cancer, it is associated with an increased risk of some types of secondary malignancy. To evaluate this risk, Kirova et al. conducted a retrospective review of the records of 16,705 patients treated for non...
Top Radiation Therapy Related Articles Breast Cancer Slides Learn about breast cancer causes, symptoms, tests, recovery, and prevention. Discover the types of treatments such as surgery and drug therapies as well as the survival rate for breast cancer. Cancer Cancer is a disease caused by an abno...
There are several different methods used to introduce radiation into the body. For breast cancer, the most common type used is external beam radiation. In this form of radiation therapy, the doctor aims a large machine, called a linear particle accelerator, that releases a beam of high-energy ...
CAD = coronary artery disease; RT = radiation therapy; WECARE = Women's Environmental Cancer and Radiation Epidemiology a A woman's follow-up time is defined as the time from breast cancer diagnosis to the first to occur among the following: a new primary cancer, breast cancer recurrence/met...
Whether the patient will have other types of cancer treatment. Other factors, such as the patient’s age and other medical conditions. SpaceOAR™ Hydrogel Placed between the prostate and rectum,SpaceOAR™ Hydrogelreduces rectal injury in men receiving prostate cancer radiation therapy by acting as...
Experts Gather in Bangkok to Advance Precision Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer Treatment in ASEAN Region Medical experts, researchers, and healthcare professionals from across the ASEAN (The Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region recently convened in Bangkok, Thailand, for the 6th Breast ...
Breast cancer: a study of the psychosocial issues faced by women undergoing radiation therapy.The purpose of this study was to determine the psychosocial issues faced by post lumpectomy women with early stage breast cancer undergoing radical radiation to the affected breast. Twenty-five women in ...
radiation therapy, hormone therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy. Managing side effects of breast cancer treatment Chemotherapy and other types of breast cancertreatment can produce unpleasantside effects, but fortunately, there are treatments available today to help minimize these reactions to thedr...
In terms of indications for radiation therapy in early breast cancer, current guidelines state that similar recommendations as for older patients should be followed (Paluch-Shimon et al., 2017; Polgár et al., 2010; Postoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer: UK consensus statements, 2016; Krug ...