This is a landmark study, with major significance for women with breast cancer. It demonstrates the value to patients, and indeed society, of using modern radiotherapy technology.
—Professor Neil Burnet
The study, by researchers from Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the University of Cambridge led by Dr Charlotte Coles, found that women who received treatment with Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) showed better overall cosmetic results compared to those given standard radiotherapy using only 2-dimensional (2D) planning. The study, which has been funded by the charity Breast Cancer Campaign and the NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, was published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Image: Simple IMRT Credit: Charlotte Coles
Reproduced courtesy of the University of Cambridge
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