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Authors Robert Krempien and Falk Roeder Abstract Despite the important improvements made in the fields of surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, pancreatic cancer remains one of the most lethal malignancies. Improved outcomes with novel chemotherapy regimes led again to increased attention on the role of localized radiotherapy, since local tumor progression causes significant morbidity and mortality … Continued

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Authors Janet E. Murphy, MD, MPH;  Jennifer Y.Wo, MD; David P. Ryan, MD;  Wenqing Jiang, MS;  Beow Y. Yeap, ScD;  Lorraine C. Drapek, NP, PhD;  Lawrence S. Blaszkowsky, MD;  Eunice L. Kwak, MD, PhD;  Jill N. Allen, MD;  JeffreyW. Clark, MD;  Jason E. Faris, MD;  Andrew X. Zhu, MD, PhD;  Lipika Goyal, MD, MPhil;  Keith … Continued

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The purpose of this work was to retrospectively evaluate survival and local control rates of triple-negative breast cancer subtypes classified as five marker negative (5NP) and core basal (CB), respectively, after breast-conserving surgery and intraoperative boost radiotherapy with electrons (IOERT) followed by whole breast irradiation.

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Recently, interest has also grown in intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT), which treats the partial breast with a single dose of radiation using either low-energy x-rays or electrons, most commonly delivered at the time of surgery. These different modalities are likely to have certain tradeoffs with regard to their effectiveness and toxicity profiles, although these tradeoffs have yet to be completely described in the existing literature.

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Authors AnnaPetoukhova, IrisRüssel, JulienneNijst-Brouwers, Kovan Wingerden, Jaapvan Egmond, DaphneJacobs, AndreasMarinelli, Joostvan der Sijp, PeterKoper, HenkStruikmans  Purpose The purpose of this study was to compare the delivered dose to the expected intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) dose with in vivo dosimetry. For IORT using electrons in accelerated partial breast irradiation, this is especially relevant since a high dose is delivered in a single fraction. Methods For … Continued