Radiotherapy instead of axillary lymph node dissection: evaluation of axillary lymph node dose coverage with whole breast radiotherapy

Abstract

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Are we ready to change treatment planning for left-side breast cancer radiotherapy?

“…The standard treatment for breast cancer is either breast-conserving surgery or, in high-risk patients, mastectomy. Surgery is typically followed by adjuvant whole breast radiotherapy [1,2]. Breast irradiation is intended to deliver a high therapeutic dose to the entire breast, minimising the doses in healthy tissues, defined as organs at risk (OARs).…”