A Delphi study and International Consensus Recommendations: The use of bolus in the setting of postmastectomy radiation therapy for early breast cancer.
Radiother Oncol
; 164: 115-121, 2021 11.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-34563607
Bolus serves as a tissue equivalent material that shifts the 95-100% isodose line towards the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The need for bolus for all breast cancer patients planned for postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) has been questioned. The work was initiated by the faculty of the European SocieTy for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO) breast cancer courses and represents a multidisciplinary international breast cancer expert collaboration to optimize PMRT. Due to the lack of randomised trials evaluating the benefits of bolus, we designed a stepwise project to evaluate the existing evidence about the use of bolus in the setting of PMRT to achieve an international consensus for the indications of bolus in PMRT, based on the Delphi method.
Palavras-chave
Texto completo:
1
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
/
Mastectomia
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
/
Guideline
Limite:
Female
/
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Radiother Oncol
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article