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Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: Executive summary for the update of an ASTRO Evidence-Based Consensus Statement.

C. Correa, E. Harris, M. Leonardi, Benjamin D. Smith, A. Taghian, A. Thompson, J. White, J. Harris

2017.3.1Practical Radiation Oncology

DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2016.09.007

tlooto Summary

Recommendations for the use of IORT for breast cancer patients include: counseling patients regarding the higher risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence with IORT compared with whole breast irradiation; the need for prospective monitoring of long-term local control and toxicity with low-energy radiograph IORT given limited follow-up.

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CORREA, C., et al. Accelerated partial breast irradiation: Executive summary for the update of an ASTRO evidence-based consensus statement. Practical Radiation Oncology, 2017, 7 2: 73–79.