title: Alternatives to whole breast irradiation in early breast cancer.
abstract: Partial breast irradiation (PBI) when added to lumpectomy demonstrates equivalent local recurrence and survival when compared to whole breast radiation. However, PBI can be delivered in much shorter time (5 days as compared to 6 weeks) and even intraoperatively as an one time dose. This article describes the many alternative techniques available for delivering PBI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery; Department of Pathology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR, USA. Email: klimbergsuzanne@uams.edu.
authors.forename: V Suzanne
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Klimberg
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rivere
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, AR, USA.
authors.forename: Loverd
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peacock
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant / Q000379:methods; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
keywords: Partial breast; brachytherapy; breast cancer; breast surgery; irradiation