Deep inspiratory breath-hold radiotherapy on a Helical Tomotherapy unit: Workflow and early outcomes in patients with left-sided breast cancer

Deep inspiratory breath-hold radiotherapy on a Helical Tomotherapy unit: Workflow and early outcomes in patients with left-sided breast cancer

Introduction: The clinical implementation of deep inspiratory breath-hold (DIBH) radiotherapy to reduce cardiac exposure in patients with left-sided breast cancer is challenging with helical tomotherapy(HT) and has received little attention. We describe our novel approach to DIBH irradiation in HT u...

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Main Authors: Sapna Nangia, Nagarjuna Burela, Mayur Sawant, G. Aishwarya, Patrick Joshua, Vijay Thiyagarajan, Utpal Gaikwad, Dayananda S. Sharma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-06-01
Series:Technical Innovations & Patient Support in Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Breast cancer
DIBH
Helical Tomotherapy
Frame-based tactile feedback
Staggered junctions
Manual gating
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405632424000118

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