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APBI emerged over the past 2 decades as a new
method to deliver more focal radiation to only a
portion of the breast in a shorter time period
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Multiple clinical trials were initiated to examine
the equivalence of APBI to WBI, however many
patients were treated before results of these
trials published
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There is a need to provide guidance for patients
selection criteria and best practices for the use
of APBI outside the confines of a clinical trial.
Rationale for selecting patients