ESTRO Multidisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer 2017

Which factors influence cosmetic result ?

• Several radiotherapy-related factors have been reported to be related to cosmetic outcome:

• Total dose (EQD2) and/or fraction size ? • Boost volume • All kind of factors related to dose inhomogeneity, e.g.: • IMRT • Prone vs supine • Dmax • V107 • V110 • Breast size (or is this an independent variable ?) • …