David E. Wazer · Douglas W. Arthur · Frank A. Vicini (Eds.)
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
David E. Wazer · Douglas W. Arthur · Frank A. Vicini (Eds.)
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Techniques and Clinical Implementation
With 125 Figures and 42 Tables
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Department of Radiation Oncology Tufts-New England Medical Center Tufts University School of Medicine 750 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111 USA
Douglas W. Arthur
Department of Radiation Oncology Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Medical College Virginia Campus 401 College St
Richmond, VA 23298-0058 USA
Frank A. Vicini
Department of Radiation Oncology William Beaumont Hospital 3577 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Ste. 210 Royal Oak, MI 48073
USA
Contents
1 Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation: History, Rationale, and Controversies . . . 1 Thomas A. Buchholz
and Eric A. Strom
2 Who is a Candidate for Accelerated Partial Breast
Irradiation? . . . . 17 Douglas W. Arthur, Frank A.
Vicini and David E. Wazer
3 Pathologic Anatomy of Early- Stage Breast Cancer and its Relevance to Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation:
Defining the Target . . . . 31 Shruti Jolly, Larry L. Kestin, Neal S. Goldstein and Frank A. Vicini
4 Physics of Partial Breast Irradiation: Coping with the New Requirements of the NSABP B39/RTOG 0413
Protocol . . . . 41 Gregory K. Edmundson
5 The Radiobiology of Accelerated Partial Breast
Irradiation . . . . 55 Simon N. Powell
6 Surgical Considerations for Accelerated Partial Breast
Irradiation . . . . 69 Henry M. Kuerer
7 The Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Technique of Interstitial Brachytherapy . . . . 79 Laurie W. Cuttino and
Douglas W. Arthur
8 The William Beaumont Hospital Technique of
Interstitial Brachytherapy . . . . 91 Peter Y. Chen and
Greg Edmundson
9 Brachytherapy Techniques:
the University of Wisconsin/
Arizona Approach . . . 105 Robert R. Kuske
10 The MammoSite Technique for Accelerated Partial Breast
Irradiation . . . 129 Martin E. Keisch and
Frank A. Vicini
11 3D Conformal External Beam Technique . . . 143 Yasmin Hasan and
Frank A. Vicini
12 Intraoperative Radiotherapy:
a Precise Approach for Partial Breast Irradiation . . . 163 Jayant S. Vaidya
13 Quality Assurance for Breast Brachytherapy . . . 179 Bruce Thomadsen
and Rupak Das
Contents VI
14 New and Novel Treatment Delivery Techniques for Accelerated Partial Breast
Irradiation . . . 197 Mark J. Rivard, Alphonse G.
Taghian and David E. Wazer
15 Overview of North American Trials . . . 207 Rakesh R. Patel
16 An Overview of European Clinical Trials of Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation . . . . 227 Csaba Polgár, Tibor Major,
Vratislav Strnad, Peter Niehoff, Oliver J. Ott and György Kovács
17 Normal Tissue Toxicity after Accelerated Partial Breast
Irradiation . . . 247 David E. Wazer
18 Future Directions: Phase III Cooperative Group Trials . . . . 263 Joseph R. Kelley and
Douglas W. Arthur
List of Contributors
Douglas W. Arthur
Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center,
Medical College Virginia Campus, 401 College Street
Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Thomas A. Buchholz
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Unit 1202, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Peter Y. Chen
Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 W. 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
Laurie W. Cuttino
Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA
Rupak Das
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, K4/B100 Clinical Sciences Center, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Gregory K. Edmundson Cytyc Surgical Products, P.O. Box 944, Rough and Ready, CA 95975, USA
Neal S. Goldstein
Department of Anatomic Pathology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
Yasmin Hasan
William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073-6769, USA
Shruti Jolly
Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
Martin E. Keisch Mt. Sinai Medical Center, 4300 Alton Road, Blum Bldg, Miami Beach, FL 33140, USA
Joseph R. Kelley
Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center,
Medical College Virginia Campus, 401 College Street
Richmond, VA 23298 USA
Larry L. Kestin
Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3601 West Thirteen Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
Henry M. Kuerer
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas,
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Box 444, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Robert R. Kuske Jr.
Arizona Oncology Services, 8994 E Desert Cove Avenue, Ste. 100, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, USA
List of Contributors VIII
Tibor Major
Department of Radiotherapy, National Institute of Oncology, Ráth Gy. u. 7-9.,
Budapest 1122, Hungary
Peter Niehoff
Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein Campus Kiel, Arnold-Heller Str. 9, 24105 Kiel, Germany
Oliver J. Ott
Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Universitätsstr. 27,
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Rakesh R. Patel
Department of Human Oncology, University of Wisconsin, 600 Highland Avenue K4/B100, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Csaba Polgár
Department of Radiotherapy, National Institute of Oncology, Ráth Gy. u. 7-9.,
Budapest 1122, Hungary
Simon N. Powell
Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University School of Medicine, 4511 Forest Park,
St. Louis, MO 63108, USA
Mark J. Rivard
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington Street,
Boston, MA 02111, USA
Vratislav Strnad
Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Universitätsstr. 27,
91054 Erlangen, Germany
Eric A. Strom
Department of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd.,
Houston, TX 77030, USA
Alphonse G. Taghian
Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 55 Fruit Street,
Boston, MA 02114, USA
Bruce Thomadsen
Departments of Medical Physics and Human Oncology,
University of Wisconsin, 1530 Medical Sciences Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Jayant S. Vaidya
Department of Surgery and Molecular Oncology,
University of Dundee, Level 6,
Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK
Frank A. Vicini
Department of Radiation Oncology, William Beaumont Hospital, 3577 W. Thirteen Mile Road, Ste. 210, Royal Oak, MI 48073, USA
David E. Wazer
Department of Radiation Oncology, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, 750 Washington Street,
Boston, MA 02111, USA