Internal mammary node irradiation in early breast cancer – target coverage and implications on dose to organs at risk
Introduction of IMN RT primarily resulted in an increased lung dose. However, rate of symptomatic pneumonitis was low. Most patients achieved desired IMN coverage using 3D-CRT, with lung dose being the limiting factor.
Authors
- Sofie Ceberg
- Elinore Wieslander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1187-7150)
- Lovisa Berg
- Sara Alkner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8683-9971)
- Elisabeth Kjellén
- Jeanette Sporre
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Oncologica
- Published
- 2025-07-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2340/1651-226x.2025.43716
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.94
Funders
- Cancerfonden
- Svenska Sällskapet för Medicinsk Forskning
- Svenska Läkaresällskapet
- Skånes universitetssjukhus