Optimization of Heart Block in the Left-sided Whole Breast Radiation Treatments

Optimization of Heart Block in the Left-sided Whole Breast Radiation Treatments

Purpose: Blocks have been used to protect heart from potential radiation damage in left-sided breast treatments. Since cardiac motion pattern may not be fully captured on conventional 3DCT or 4DCT simulation scans, this study was intended to investigate the optimization of the heart block design tak...

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Main Authors: Ning Jeff Yue, Sharad eGoyal, Joohan ePark, Sheri eJones, Xiaoting eXu, Atif eKhan, Bruce George Haffty, Ting eChen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
breast cancer
Heart Block Optimization
Left Breast Radiotherapy
intra-fractional motion
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fonc.2014.00342/full

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