Executive summary

Published in the Red Journal, this study generated proton plans for 41 left-side breast cancer patients who underwent postlumpectomy comprehensive nodal photon irradiation, then evaluated the risks of cardiotoxicity and breast cancer recurrence.

It is reported that proton therapy can reduce the predicted risk of cardiac toxicity by up to 2.9% and risk of recurrence of breast cancer by 0.9%, compared to modern photon techniques