Radiation dose and cardiac risk in breast cancer treatment: An analysis of modern radiation therapy including community settings
Hong JC, Rahimy E, Gross CP, Shafman T, Hu X, Yu JB, Ross R, Finkelstein SE, Dosoretz A, Park HS, Soulos PR, Evans SB. Radiation dose and cardiac risk in breast cancer treatment: An analysis of modern radiation therapy including community settings. Practical Radiation Oncology 2017, 8: e79-e86. PMID: 28888675, DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2017.07.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant radiation therapyMedian MHDCardiac riskRadiation therapyBreast cancerCardiac toxicityRisk of RTCommunity settingsLeft-sided breast cancerThree-dimensional conformal radiation therapyDeep inspiration breath holdCardiovascular risk factorsIschemic heart diseaseInspiration breath holdBreast cancer treatmentMultivariable linear regressionConformal radiation therapyCommunity practiceCardiac doseCardiac eventsBreast conservationMultivariable analysisMean heartContemporary community practiceExcess risk