Secondary cancer risk after whole-breast radiation therapy: field-in-field versus intensity modulated radiation therapy versus volumetric modulated arc therapy

HACIİSLAMOĞLU E., Cinar Y., GÜRCAN F., CANYILMAZ E., GÜNGÖR G., Yoney A.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY, vol.92, no.1102, 2019 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 92 Issue: 1102
  • Publication Date: 2019
  • Doi Number: 10.1259/bjr.20190317
  • Journal Name: BRITISH JOURNAL OF RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: In this study, we used the concept of organ-equivalent dose (OED) to evaluate the excess absolute risk (EAR) for secondary cancer in various organs after radiation treatment for breast cancer.