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Published on: April 4, 2011
Skin toxicity after chest wall/breast plus level III-IV lymph nodes treatment with helical tomotherapy
Valentina Lancellotta1, Sara Chierchini2, Elisabetta Perrucci3
1a Radiation Oncology Section , Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences , University of Perugia and Perugia General Hospital , Italy.
Introduction:
To evaluate the incidence of toxicity in breast cancer with helical tomotherapy (HT).
Materials And Methods:
51 patients with breast cancer were assigned to postoperative radiotherapy by means of HT to the chest wall/breast plus draining nodes. During HT treatment, toxicity was monitored and were assessed using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events 4.0 scale.
Results:
Acute skin G3 toxicity observed in 1.9% cases. No acute or late G4 toxicity was observed. At a median follow-up of 21 months 2 patients have late G1 toxicity.
Conclusions:
HT was associated with a low incidence of low-grade skin toxicity.
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