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What dose of consolidative EBRT do you use after IORT for breast?

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Radiation Oncology · Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
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I look at these as two types of cases:

1. Planned IORT as boost: ex. younger patient with features warranting a boost who may be having oncoplastic surgery. I will post-operatively give 40.05/15 to the whole.

2. Planned IORT as monotherapy with high risk pathology: if positive margins, I discuss re-...

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Radiation Oncology · Epic Care - Emeryville Cancer Center
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When consolidation is indicated, we routinely hypofractionate the whole breast radiation i.e.

42.56 Gy / 16Fx

40.05 Gy / 15Fx

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