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Lead
Washington University School of Medicine
IMRT treatment uses a computer-controlled x-ray (CT) to deliver radiation beams at several different angles and strengths to deliver precise doses to the regions at risk for recurrence of breast cancer while reducing or sparing the dose to critical structures (heart, lungs) and nearby normal tissue.
Age
18–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Female gender
Age ≥ 18 years
Invasive primary female breast cancer
Pathologically proven regional nodal metastasis
Status post mastectomy or partial mastectomy with an assessment of axillary nodes via sentinel lymph node biopsy and/or axillary lymph node dissection.
Signed study specific consent form
You may not be if
Distant metastasis
Currently Pregnant
Psychiatric or addictive disorders that preclude informed consent
Time from initial diagnosis to the start of radiation therapy \> one year
Estimated life expectancy judged to be \< one year
Prior radiation to the ipsilateral breast or chest wall
Primary breast cancer is lymphoma or sarcoma
Patients being treated with concurrent chemotherapy.
