Tangential Field Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer—The Dose to the Heart and Heart Subvolumes: What Structures Must Be Contoured in Future Clinical Trials?

Tangential Field Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer—The Dose to the Heart and Heart Subvolumes: What Structures Must Be Contoured in Future Clinical Trials?

Background and purposeThe aim of the present study was to evaluate if it is feasible for experienced radiation oncologists to visually sort out patients with a large dose to the heart. This would facilitate large retrospective data evaluations. And in case of an insufficient visual assessment, to de...

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Main Authors: Marciana Nona Duma, Anne-Claire Herr, Kai Joachim Borm, Klaus Rüdiger Trott, Michael Molls, Markus Oechsner, Stephanie Elisabeth Combs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
breast cancer
heart
tangential field
left anterior descending artery
radiotherapy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00130/full

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