ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of CT-based delineation and planning on the irradiated boost volume. For this specific purpose we used the data as derived from 2 prospective phase III randomised trials. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Data from 1331 patients (Subject(s)
Breast Neoplasms/radiotherapy
, Mastectomy, Segmental/methods
, Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted/methods
, Tomography, X-Ray Computed/methods
, Adult
, Breast Neoplasms/diagnostic imaging
, Breast Neoplasms/surgery
, Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic
, Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
, Female
, Follow-Up Studies
, Humans
, Middle Aged
, Multivariate Analysis
, Postoperative Care/methods
, Preoperative Care/methods
, Probability
, Prospective Studies
, Radiation Injuries/prevention & control
, Radiotherapy Dosage
, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
, Radiotherapy, Conformal/methods
, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
, Risk Assessment
, Treatment Outcome