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The deep inspiration breath hold technique using Abches reduces cardiac dose in patients undergoing left-sided breast irradiation

PURPOSE: We explored whether the deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) technique using Abches during left-sided breast irradiation was effective for minimizing the amount of radiation to the heart and lung compared to free breathing (FB). MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between February and July 2012, a total...

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Autores principales: Lee, Ha Yoon, Chang, Jee Suk, Lee, Ik Jae, Park, Kwangwoo, Kim, Yong Bae, Suh, Chang Ok, Kim, Jun Won, Keum, Ki Chang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Radiation Oncology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24501713
http://dx.doi.org/10.3857/roj.2013.31.4.239