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Breast Working Group

The Breast Working Group, led by physicians, Dr. Lori Pierce (Michigan Medicine/MROQC Coordinating Center) and Dr. Frank Vicini (MHP), and medical physicist, Dr. Alex Moncíon (Michigan Medicine/MROQC Coordinating Center), works to identify ways to improve breast cancer treatment for patients across the state of Michigan.

Breast Working Group Meetings occur on the Fourth Thursday of the month from 12:00pm - 1:00pm

Areas of Current and Ongoing Focus

  • Investigate and quantify dosimetric differences between 3D and IMRT treatment planning
     

  • Track and evaluate practice changes in breast cancer treatment over time with respect to dose prescription and boost delivery
     

  • Leverage the collection of full DICOM data for greater understanding of the treatment delivered to patients enrolled in MROQC
     

  • Identify and disseminate best practices for radiation delivery for early stage breast cancer

MROQC breast working group

Support for MROQC is provided by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network as part of the BCBSM Value Partnerships program.  Although Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and MROQC work collaboratively, the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints expressed by the author do not necessarily reflect the opinions, beliefs and viewpoints of BCBSM or any of its employees.

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