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Take home messages –
innovations in RT breast cancer
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Shorter duration of overall treatment time:
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Hypofractionation
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Accelerated Partial breast irradiation
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Reduced toxicity:
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Optimal cardiac sparing with Breath hold technique
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APBI
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Less arm morbidty: Regional RT instead of axillary lymph node dissection
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VMAT in breast radiotherapy in ‘special cases’ to reduce cardiac / lung dose
e.g regional RT including internal mammary nodes, funnel chest