Evaluation of the Effect of Axillary Radiotherapy Dose and the Development of Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Patients.

Purpose: The present study is aiming to correlate different radiotherapy techniques, fractionations, and doses received by each axillary LN level and axillary vessels with the development of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).

Methods And Materials: We retrospectively studied 181 female breast cancer patients who were diagnosed and treated by radiation therapy during the period from January 2012 to December 2017. The radiotherapy treatment plans were recalled from the archives.