title: ACR appropriateness criteria on postmastectomy radiotherapy expert panel on radiation oncology-breast.
abstract: This summary focuses on the role of postoperative radiation therapy in patients treated with modified radical mastectomy for invasive breast cancer, particularly in patients receiving systemic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri 63110-1032, USA. mtaylor@radonc.wustl.edu
authors.forename: Marie E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Bruce G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Haffty
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rabinovitch
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Arthur
authors.forename: Francine E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Halberg
authors.forename: Eric A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Strom
authors.forename: Julia R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Melody A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cobleigh
authors.forename: Stephen B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Edge
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008408:Mastectomy; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D017698:Postmenopause; D017697:Premenopause; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control