Voluntary deep inspiration breath-hold reduces the heart dose without compromising the target volume coverage during radiotherapy for left-sided breast cancer

Autor: Al-Hammadi Noora, Caparrotti Palmira, Naim Carole, Hayes Jillian, Rebecca Benson Katherine, Vasic Ana, Al-Abdulla Hissa, Hammoud Rabih, Divakar Saju, Petric Primoz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Radiology and Oncology, Vol 52, Iss 1, Pp 112-120 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1581-3207
DOI: 10.1515/raon-2018-0008
Popis: During radiotherapy of left-sided breast cancer, parts of the heart are irradiated, which may lead to late toxicity. We report on the experience of single institution with cardiac-sparing radiotherapy using voluntary deep inspiration breath hold (V-DIBH) and compare its dosimetric outcome with free breathing (FB) technique.
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