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

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

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...

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Main Authors: Al-Hammadi Noora, Caparrotti Palmira, Naim Carole, Hayes Jillian, Rebecca Benson Katherine, Vasic Ana, Al-Abdulla Hissa, Hammoud Rabih, Divakar Saju, Petric Primoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2018-02-01
Series:Radiology and Oncology
Subjects:
breast cancer
radiotherapy
heart dose
heart sparing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2018-0008
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1581-3207

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