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Our Approach to Accelerated Partial Breast Radiation Therapy
Many women choose accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) therapy for breast cancer radiation treatment. APBI involves a shorter course of treatment and a smaller area of the breast than other types of radiation therapy. APBI is especially effective when we provide it after breast surgery.
Stanford offers one of the most advanced APBI programs in the nation. Using minimally invasive techniques, we deliver precise radiation treatment in less time so you can get back to living life. Our doctors customize APBI treatment to suit your busy schedule, whether working, taking care of family, or traveling for cancer care.
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WHAT WE OFFER YOU FOR APBI
- An expert radiation team that focuses only on breast cancer, offering you an unparalleled depth of skill and knowledge specific to your diagnosis.
- Access to the most advanced technology, including 3-D imaging that sculpts radiation doses to the exact shape of the tumor.
- One of the nation’s first and most experienced intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) programs, pioneering same-day surgery and radiation treatment.
- Breast-saving radiation techniques that provide the most effective results while preserving your natural appearance.
- Shortened treatment courses, accessible locations, and compassionate care tailored to your lifestyle and schedule.
- Comprehensive support services, including our leading breast reconstruction program, our on-site lymphedema clinic, and your personal wellness team.
To make an appointment with a breast cancer specialist, call 650-498-6004.
What Is APBI?
Types of APBI
We offer you the most advanced types of APBI therapy available, some of which were developed by Stanford’s own doctors. Our team of experts continue to develop new approaches to APBI treatment, bringing you increasingly better outcomes.
3-D conformal radiation therapy
We use 3-D imaging technology to pinpoint the exact size, shape, and location of a tumor. We then shape beams of radiation to match (or conform to) the shape of the tumor in order to deliver precisely targeted treatment.
3-D conformal radiation therapy also achieves strong results in preventing cancer recurrence when doctors perform it after breast surgery. Specialists can focus the radiation beam just on the part of the breast from which the tumor was removed, rather than the whole breast. Women who choose 3-D conformal radiation therapy can often shorten their radiation treatment time to twice a day over five days, instead of six weeks.
As with all radiation therapies, the goal of this approach is to shrink or eliminate a tumor while protecting the nearby healthy tissue and organs. We teach patients techniques to help protect healthy tissues, such as painless breathing techniques that pull the heart and lungs away from a breast tumor during radiation delivery.
Intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT)
Radiation specialists deliver radiation during cancer surgery rather than as a separate procedure. After the surgeon performs a lumpectomy, a radiotherapist will use a linear accelerator in the operating room to focus a high dose of radiation where the lump was removed. This all-in-one approach makes further radiation treatment unnecessary. It also helps protect nearby organs such as the heart and lungs, as well as healthy breast tissue, from unwanted radiation exposure.
Our Clinics
Our leading radiation experts provide you with the highest level of care. Find world-renowned diagnosis and treatment services in a compassionate, calm environment specially designed for women with breast cancer. Learn more about the Stanford Breast Cancer Program.
Our Radiation Oncology Clinic offers extensive options for radiation therapy to treat cancers of the prostate, breast, ovaries, brain, liver, pancreas, head and neck, bones, and lungs. Stanford doctors helped create modern radiation therapies such as CyberKnife®, and we continue to advance the field, offering stereotactic and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (SBRT and IMRT), brachytherapy, 3D conformal radiation, and other options. Our care team works closely with you to identify the best therapy for your disease and lifestyle.
Our Radiation Oncology Clinic offers extensive options for radiation therapy to treat cancers of the prostate, breast, ovaries, brain, liver, pancreas, head and neck, bones, and lungs. Stanford doctors helped create modern radiation therapies such as CyberKnife®, and we continue to advance the field, offering stereotactic and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (SBRT and IMRT), brachytherapy, 3D conformal radiation, and other options. Our care team works closely with you to identify the best therapy for your disease and lifestyle.
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Phone: 650-498-6004
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