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Lead
University of Chicago
Age
40–any
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Stage 0 or I breast carcinoma
40 years or older
Post menopausal
Lumpectomy with clear margins (\>2mm)
Patients with invasive disease must have undergone an axillary staging by axillary dissection (with a minimum of 6 axillary nodes) or sentinal node biopsy
Gross disease must be unifocal with pathological tumor size 2cm or less
Target lumpectomy cavity must be clearly marked with surgical clips (the target lumpectomy cavity/whole breast reference volume must be \<=30% based on the postoperative imaging)
Bilateral MRI of the breasts within previous 6 months of radiation therapy (RT) planning
If patient is eligible based on postoperative imaging, partial breast irradiation (PBI) is judged to be technically deliverable
Patient must have signed the consent form
You may not be if
Patients with Stage II, II, or IV breast cancer
Pre- or peri-menopausal patients
Patients with positive lymph nodes
Patients with suspicious microcalcifications, densities, or palpable abnormalities unless biopsied and found to be benign
Patients with multifocal, multicentric, or bilateral breast cancer
Surgical margins that cannot be microscopically assessed or are positive at pathological evaluation
Patients with a history of breast cancer
Clear delineation of the extent of the target lumpectomy cavity is not possible
Breast implants (patients who have had implants removed are eligible)
