Breast Subcommittee

Co-Chairs:

Shannon MacDonald, Youlia Kirova, Robert Mutter

Charges:

• Contribute to PTCOG conference meetings:
  – Nominate topics/content/speakers
  – Review Abstracts for breast sessions of scientific meetings
• Propose/draft consensus reports/recommendations (with PTCOG Executive Committee) on clinical and technical aspects of using particle beam for breast cancer
• Coordinate future clinical research trials and collaborations with other professional societies
• Propose/initiate future symposia and training for breast cancer treatment with particle therapy co-sponsored by PTCOG

Bibliography:

• Proton Therapy for Breast Cancer: A Consensus Statement from the Particle Therapy Cooperative Group (PTCOG)
• Breast Cancer Subcommittee  (International Journal of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics)

– PTCOG international survey of practice patterns and trends in utilization of proton therapy for breast cancer (published in ctRO)