International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 685-697 , 1 March 2010

Postoperative Proton Radiotherapy for Localized and Locoregional Breast Cancer: Potential for Clinically Relevant Improvements?

Partially presented at the ASTRO 49th Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, October 28–November 1, 2007.

  • Carmen Ares, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Carmen Ares, Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232-Villigen PSI, Switzerland. Tel: +41563105412; Fax: +41563103515
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  • Shaka Khan, B.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiation Oncology, Canton Hospital, Aarau, Switzerland
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  • Anne M. MacArtain, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
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  • Jürg Heuberger, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiation Oncology, Canton Hospital, Aarau, Switzerland
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  • Gudrun Goitein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
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  • Guenther Gruber, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiation Oncology, Canton Hospital, Aarau, Switzerland
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  • Gerd Lutters, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiation Oncology, Canton Hospital, Aarau, Switzerland
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  • Eugen B. Hug, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland
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  • Stephan Bodis, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Radiation Oncology, Canton Hospital, Aarau, Switzerland
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  • Antony J. Lomax, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Proton Therapy, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland

Received 3 December 2008 ,Revised 23 February 2009 ,Accepted 24 February 2009.

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 Supported in part by Onco-Suisse grant from the Swiss Federation Against Cancer.

 No author has economic gain or conflict of interest related to publication of this manuscript.

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PII: S0360-3016(09)00365-4

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.02.062

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 76, Issue 3 , Pages 685-697 , 1 March 2010

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