International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 73, Issue 4 , Pages 980-987 , 15 March 2009

Radiation-Induced Cardiac Toxicity After Therapy for Breast Cancer: Interaction Between Treatment Era and Follow-Up Duration

  • Senem Demirci, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
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  • Jiho Nam, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Jessica L. Hubbs, M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Thu Nguyen, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina School of Public Health, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Lawrence B. Marks, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Lawrence B. Marks, M.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Campus Box 7512, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7512. Tel: (919) 966-0400; Fax: (919) 966-7681

Received 18 September 2008 ,Revised 5 November 2008 ,Accepted 14 November 2008.

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 Portions of this work were made possible by grants from the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Turkish Association of Radiation Oncology.

 Portions of this work were presented at the 44th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, IL, May 30–June 3, 2008.

 Conflict of interest: S. Demirci was funded by grants from the International Atomic Energy Agency and Turkish Association of Radiation Oncology; L. B. Marks received honoraria from Varian Medical Systems and grant support from the National Institutes of Health, the Lance Armstrong Foundation, and the Department of Defense.

PII: S0360-3016(08)03803-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.11.016

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 73, Issue 4 , Pages 980-987 , 15 March 2009

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