A Delphi study and International Consensus Recommendations: The use of bolus in the setting of postmastectomy radiation therapy for early breast cancer

Kaidar-Person O., Dahn H. M., Nichol A. M., Boersma L. J., de Ruysscher D., Meattini I., ...Daha Fazla

RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, cilt.164, ss.115-121, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 164
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.09.012
  • Dergi Adı: RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, EMBASE, Gender Studies Database, MEDLINE, DIALNET
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.115-121
  • Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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. (c) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Radiotherapy and Oncology 164 (2021) 115-121