Standard or hypofractionated radiotherapy in the postoperative treatment of breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of acute skin toxicity and dose inhomogeneities

Grazia Tortorelli,Luana Di Murro,Rosaria Barbarino,Sara Cicchetti,Daniela di Cristino,M.D. Falco,Dahlia Fedele,Gianluca Ingrosso,Dania Janniello,Pasquale Morelli,Alessandra Murgia,Elisabetta Ponti,Sara Terenzi,Barbara Tolu,Riccardo Santoni

Standard or hypofractionated radiotherapy in the postoperative treatment of breast cancer: a retrospective analysis of acute skin toxicity and dose inhomogeneities

2013

Grazia Tortorelli
Luana Di Murro
Rosaria Barbarino
Sara Cicchetti
Daniela di Cristino
M.D. Falco
Dahlia Fedele
Gianluca Ingrosso
Dania Janniello
Pasquale Morelli
Alessandra Murgia
Elisabetta Ponti
Sara Terenzi
Barbara Tolu
Riccardo Santoni

Background To identify predictive factors of radiation-induced skin toxicity in breast cancer patients by the analysis of dosimetric and clinical factors.

Keywords:

Severity of illness
Pathology
Breast cancer
Skin toxicity
Young adult
Medicine
Surgical oncology
Dose fractionation
Retrospective cohort study
Erythema
Whole Breast Irradiation
Desquamation

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