Recent activities

PASSOS: Risk models for assessment of long-term health risks after breast cancer radiotherapy

07. February 2022

A major challenge in the estimation of long-term risks in breast cancer radiotherapy are the complex dosimetric relationships. In radiotherapy, high...

Overview of PASSOS methodology

10. September 2020

Overview of PASSOS methodology Breast-cancer radiotherapy (RT) reduces the recurrence rates and improves patient survival. However, it also...

Modern breast cancer radiation therapy and risks of secondary lung cancer and ischaemic heart diseases

14. January 2019

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women. In the last decades, the life expectancy of breast cancer patients increased substantially due to...

Minimum breast distance largely explains individual variability in doses to contralateral breast from breast-cancer radiotherapy

11. March 2019

Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women worldwide. Fortunately, its cure rates are high if diagnosed at an early stage. Commonly it is...

Status (January 2017)

03. July 2017

An overview of activities, analyses and achievements in PASSOS can be found following the links: WP 1: PASSOS Heart Study WP 2: Dosimetry Breast...

Intended further developments

30. June 2017

A lot has been achieved in PASSOS but new challenges and questions have arisen. The project is terminated end of 2016; still, further developments...