Accelerated Partial Breast Radiation therapy

Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) uses precise radiation beams to kill cancerous cells in a smaller area of the breast (partial breast) versus the whole breast or chest area. Our doctors deliver the radiation in a shorter (accelerated) course of treatment over a few days instead of several weeks. Our breast cancer radiation specialists often perform APBI after a lumpectomy to prevent cancer from returning to the breast. Our doctors may also provide APBI treatment after a mastectomy to prevent cancer from returning to the chest area or lymph nodes. APBI can also improve outcomes for women with advanced or metastatic breast cancer, especially when cancer has spread to the lymph nodes.