Cardiac sparing characteristics of internal mammary chain radiotherapy using deep inspiration breath hold for left-sided breast cancer

Cardiac sparing characteristics of internal mammary chain radiotherapy using deep inspiration breath hold for left-sided breast cancer

Abstract Background While breast radiotherapy typically includes regional nodal basins, the treatment of the internal mammary nodes (IMN) has been controversial due to concern for long-term cardiac toxicity. For high risk patients where IMN treatment is warranted, there is limited data with regards...

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Main Authors: Macklin H. Nguyen, Myra Lavilla, Janice N. Kim, L. Christine Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Deep inspiration breath hold
Breast cancer
Internal mammary nodes
Regional nodal irradiation
Cardiac sparing
Dosimetry
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1052-8

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