Abdominal DIBH reduces the cardiac dose even further: a prospective analysis

Abdominal DIBH reduces the cardiac dose even further: a prospective analysis

Abstract Background Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) can be performed using different breathing maneuvers, such as DIBH with a thoracic breathing maneuver (T-DIBH) and DIBH with an abdominal breathing maneuver (A-DIBH). Dosimetric benefits of A-DIBH were investigated in the treatment of left-side...

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Main Authors: Feng Zhao, Jiayan Shen, Zhongjie Lu, Yongbiao Luo, Guorong Yao, Luyi Bu, Jia Ge, Xin Yang, Lihua Ning, Senxiang Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Breath holding
3-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3D-CRT)
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT)
Organs at risk
Radiotherapy dosage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1062-6

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