Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI)
Radiation Treatment for Breast Cancer
Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation, or APBI, uses
image-guided radiation therapy in conjunction with other technology to provide a condensed course of
radiation treatment to breast cancer patients who have already had a lumpectomy
and meet certain criteria. Whereas the standard protocol is approximately
35 radiation treatment sessions over seven weeks, APBI requires just 10
sessions over five days.
The Cancer Care Center uses next-generation technology from Contura®,
which allows radiologists to actually shape the dose of radiation to the
lumpectomy site, delivering a very precise sphere of radiation that preserves
the surrounding healthy tissue.
To qualify for APBI, breast cancer patients must have:
- A single small tumor of less than three centimeters in diameter
- Negative margins
- No evidence that the cancer has metastasized to other areas of the body
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