title: Accelerated partial-breast irradiation: the current state of our knowledge.
abstract: Breast-conserving therapy consisting of segmental mastectomy followed by whole-breast irradiation (WBI) has become widely accepted as an alternative to mastectomy as a treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer. Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) is a shorter, alternative radiation technique for select patients with favorable early-stage breast cancer. We review here the different modalities of APBI delivery and discuss the possible benefits and harms associated with these treatments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA. SFShaitelman@mdanderson.org
authors.forename: Simona F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Shaitelman
authors.forename: Leonard H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D001940:Breast / Q000528:radiation effects; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D061766:Proton Therapy; D011522:Protons
chemical_list: D011522:Protons