Impact of different breathing conditions on the dose to surrounding normal structures in tangential field breast radiotherapy

Cardiac toxicity is an important concern in tangential field breast radiotherapy. In this study, the impact of three different breathing conditions on the dose to surrounding normal structures such as heart, ipsilateral lung, liver and contralateral breast has been assessed. Thirteen patients with e...

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Main Authors: Prabhakar Ramachandran, Tharmar Ganesh, Julka Pramod, Rath Goura, Joshi Rakesh, Bansal Anil, Bisht R, Gopishankar N, Pant G, Thulkar S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Medical Physics
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Online Access:http://www.jmp.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-6203;year=2007;volume=32;issue=1;spage=24;epage=28;aulast=Prabhakar