Would you recommend PMRT using a hypofractionated course to the chest wall and nodes?   

Would you recommend this if we were treating level I/II?



Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
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Radiation Oncologist at Sletten Center Radiation Therapy
Thanks, as always, for including the references.
Radiation Oncologist at University of Utah
I agree with @Sushil Beriwal. For patients not und...
Radiation Oncologist at Anderson Regional Cancer Center
Do you guys have any concerns about the direct app...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
It is important heart and lung dosimetry is respec...
Radiation Oncologist at University of Utah
You bring up a good point, although the Chinese tr...
Radiation Oncologist at Carolina Regional Cancer Center
What about patients with an intact breast needing ...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Same principal as above.
Radiation Oncologist at University of Utah
We have been doing hypofx RNI for intact breast pa...
Radiation Oncologist at Kaiser Permanente
Could you provide the remaining dose constraints f...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Dose is low, so not a concern. This is what they ...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
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Radiation Oncologist at Baylor Scott & White Health
I have used 40.05/15 for the breast or chest wall ...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
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Radiation Oncologist at Lake Huron Medical Center
I didn’t think Chinese data showed that, tho...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
They didn’t, probably because of higher tota...
Radiation Oncologist at Mercy Health Johnson Family Cancer Center
How do you manage bolus with these patients? Do yo...
Radiation Oncologist at Multicare
Do you ever use IMRT for left-sided breast or ches...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
If skin is not involved, then we use bolus for fir...
Radiation Oncologist at Jacob E Locke MD PA
While the data is enticing, for community practice...
Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
For patients requiring PMRT without reconstruction...
Radiation Oncologist at Lake Huron Medical Center
As noted by a member above and surveying colleague...
Radiation Oncologist at Fort Bend Medical and Diagnostic Center
Why is hypofrac PMRT not given as an option yet in...
Radiation Oncologist at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
It has been added to the NCCN guidelines for the a...
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