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Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology
Would you recommend partial breast irradiation using LDR seeds after lumpectomy for a suitable candidate with early stage breast cancer?
What are the differences that a patient may expect with HDR vs LDR brachytherapy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
LDR is an appropriate consideration for patients eligible for partial breast irradiation; it's important to recognize that LDR was included on RTOG 9517 and more modern series have also evaluated new LDR techniques.There is limited data comparing HDR and LDR, and this would also be dependent on HDR ...
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