When utilizing the Canadian Regimen of 4256cgy/16 fxn- what boost dose and fractionation are you using?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
We typically use the START B regimen when boosting (267cGy x 15 fractions) + 200cGy x 5 for the boost.When not boosting, we use Canadian regimen (266cG7 x16 fractions = 4256cGy).
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Radiation Oncologist at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center When using the Canadian hypofractionated regimen w...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
According to the most recent ASTRO 2018 whole breast guidelines published in PRO, in the absence of strong risk factors for local recurrences, 1000 cGy in 4 to 5 fractions is suggested as the standard tumor bed boost dose-fractionation, regardless of whole breast dose-fractionation, stage, or histol...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
I use 2.66 Gy x 4 when I boost these patients (which is pretty much the same as 2.5 Gy x 4). I prefer this dose because it is close to the BED of standard fractionation of 50 Gy + 12 Gy boost.
It largely dealer's choice. Our boost plans rarely have siginficant heterogeneity. In my mind it is r...
When using the Canadian hypofractionated regimen w...