Mednet Logo
CommunityMedical Oncology

When treating an intact whole breast with hypofractionated radiation, how do you approach boost dosing in the case of a close margin?

In a setting of standard fractionation, we would sometimes consider going to 66Gy total dose to the boost cavity, so how would you "translate" this to the hypofractionated setting?
Community PollStarted

What boost dose do you use for a close margin when treating a whole breast with hypofractionated radiation?

185 physicians have voted

Join Mednetto vote and see how they answered.

4 Answers
Mednet Member
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Radiation Oncology · Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital
Answered on

In the Plenary session of the 2012 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dr. John Yarnold reviewed all of the updates of the UK START and Royal Marsden HFRT trials and discussed the fact that 40 Gy in 15 fractions had become the standard for the UK's National Institute for Health Care and Excellence ...

Join for free or sign in to see the full answer

Mednet Member
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Answered on

Our schedule is 42.5 in 16 fractions followed by 2.5 x 4 to complete in 4 weeks and equivalent dose is similar to above schedule

Join for free or sign in to see the full answer

Mednet Member
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Radiation Oncology · Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Answered on

According to the most recent 2018 ASTRO whole breast fractionation guidelines published in PRO, in the absence of strong risk factors for local recurrence such as those enumerated in KQ3B, 1000 cGy in 4 to 5 fractions is suggested as the standard tumor bed boost dose-fractionation, regardless of who...

Join for free or sign in to see the full answer

Mednet Member
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Radiation Oncology · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Answered on

I do 40 Gy in 16 fractions (2.5 Gy per fraction) to the breast and a boost of 13.75 Gy in 5 fractions (2.75 Gy per fraction) to the boost, which is almost the exact BED of 45 Gy in 25 fractions plus 16 Gy in 8 fractions. (This reflects a greater emphasis on the boost than the "50 Gy in 25 fractions ...

Join for free or sign in to see the full answer