Is the risk of ischemic heart disease in women after radiotherapy for breast cancer nowadays still (linearly) associated with the mean heart dose?

• Henk Struikmans,
• Anna Petoukhova,
• Joop H.M. Schreur,
• Mirjam E. Mast,
• Philip M. Poortmans

Affiliations

Henk Struikmans

Department of Radiation Therapy, Haaglanden Medical Center, Leidschendam, The Netherlands

Anna Petoukhova

Department of Medical Physics, Haaglanden Medical Center, Leidschendam, the Netherlands

Joop H.M. Schreur

Cardiology Department, Haaglanden Medical Center, Leidschendam, The Netherlands

Mirjam E. Mast

Department of Radiation Therapy, Haaglanden Medical Center, Leidschendam, The Netherlands

Philip M. Poortmans

Department of Radiation Oncology, Iridium Netwerk, Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium; Antwerp University, Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium