Radiation Therapy Techniques and Treatment Planning for Breast Cancer

Dr. Bellon is an associate professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School, and director of breast radiation at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital.  Her research centers on the optimal integration of radiation and systemic therapy in high-risk patients, and on innovative ways to improve treatment safety.  Dr. Wong is a radiation oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and an assistant professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School.  Her clinical practice is devoted to the care of patients with breast cancer.  Her research focuses on the management of ductal carcinoma in situ, and reconstruction after mastectomy. Dr. MacDonald is an associate professor of radiation oncology at Harvard Medical School, and chief of the breast cancer division in the department of radiation oncology  at the Massachusetts General Hospital.  Her research focuses on the optimal use of proton radiotherapy for both breast and pediatric malignancies.Dr. Ho is a radiation oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Ho's clinical practice is dedicated exclusively to the care of breast cancer patients. Her research is primarily focused on developing innovations that permit effective delivery of radiation to the breast and regional lymph nodes while minimizing unnecessary radiation exposure to healthy organs.

• Whole Breast Radiation.- Post-Mastectomy Radiation.- Techniques for Internal Mammary Node Radiation.- Target Delineation and Contouring.- Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation.- Deep Inspiration Breath Hold.- Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy.- Techniques for Proton Radiation.- Hyperthermia in Locally Recurrent Disease.