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7576092

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-12-28
pubmed:abstractText
We studied 24 patients with Stage II or Stage III breast carcinoma, post total mastectomy, who had received adjuvant loco-regional irradiation (16 patients) or were irradiated for chest wall recurrence (8 patients), along with systemic chemotherapy and/or hormonotherapy. A technique is described for combining and sequentially mixing electron and photon beams. This blended beam method results in less severe acute and chronic skin reactions. Dose distribution to the chest wall and mediastinum are improved compared to the traditional photon-only techniques. At a median followup of four years our expected loco-regional control rates are not compromised. This technique is recommended for selected post mastectomy patients to reduce toxic effects of chest wall irradiation, particularly when chemotherapy lowers skin tolerance and the reserves of the heart, lung and bone marrow.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0958-3947
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
183-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
A blended beam technique to decrease toxic effects of post mastectomy irradiation by combining and sequentially mixing electrons and photons.
pubmed:affiliation
Radiation Oncology Associates of Montana and Wyoming, Billings 59101, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports