Deep inspiration breath hold reduces the mean heart dose in left breast cancer radiotherapy
Patients with left breast cancer who undergo radiotherapy have a non-negligible risk of developing radiation-induced cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cardioprotection can be achieved through better treatment planning protocols and through respiratory gating techniques, including deep inspiration breath...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2021-01-01
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Series: | Radiology and Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2021-0008 |