Benefits of Tumor Bed Boost After Whole-Breast Radiotherapy

Beginning in the late 1970s, multiple randomized trials established the equivalence of breast-conserving surgery plus radiotherapy to mastectomy. Uncertainty existed with regard to the required radiation dose, as some of the early trials delivered an additional boost of radiation to the tumor bed after whole-breast radiotherapy while others did not.

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