Dose received by the sentinel node volume during tangential radiation therapy to the breast

Silvia B Zunino; Edgardo R Garrigo; Nestor C Garello; Patricia E Murina; Rene Del Castillo

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2007.01.003

Dose received by the sentinel node volume during tangential radiation therapy to the breast

Radiother Oncol. 2007 Mar;82(3):329-31. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.01.003. Epub 2007 Jan 25.

Authors

Silvia B Zunino¹, Edgardo R Garrigo, Nestor C Garello, Patricia E Murina, Rene Del Castillo

Affiliation

¹ Instituto de Radioterapia - Fundación Marie Curie, Córdoba, Argentina. szunio@latin-cancer.com

PMID: 17257701
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.01.003

Abstract

The dose received by the sentinel node (SN) volume during tangential irradiation was studied on 31 patients. Of the 50Gy prescribed to the breast volume 95% of the SN volume received from 6.9 to 27.5Gy. In 19 patients the SN volume overlapped with the tangential field deep side.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Axilla
Breast Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Breast Neoplasms / surgery
Clavicle
Combined Modality Therapy
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Lymph Nodes / radiation effects*
Mastectomy, Segmental
Middle Aged
Radiation Dosage*
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy