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An effective deep-inspiration breath-hold radiotherapy technique for left-breast cancer: impact of post-mastectomy treatment, nodal coverage, and dose schedule on organs at risk

BACKGROUND: We developed, applied, and prospectively evaluated a novel deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) screening and delivery technique to optimize cardiac sparing in left-breast radiotherapy (RT) at our clinic. The impact of set-up and dose variables upon organs at risk (OAR) dose in DIBH RT wa...

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Autores principales: Rice, Lynsey, Goldsmith, Christy, Green, Melanie ML, Cleator, Susan, Price, Patricia M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5476442/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28652810
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/BCTT.S130090