The effect of simulation on recurrence after breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy: preliminary results.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of the simulation method on recurrence among the patients who received radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for early breast carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: Between 1995 and 2000, 70 patients with stage I-II breast carcinoma underwent breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant radiotherapy. Twenty nine patients (41.