Effects of deep inspiration breath hold on prone photon or proton irradiation of breast and regional lymph nodes

Effects of deep inspiration breath hold on prone photon or proton irradiation of breast and regional lymph nodes

Abstract We report on a comparative dosimetrical study between deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) and shallow breathing (SB) in prone crawl position for photon and proton radiotherapy of whole breast (WB) and locoregional lymph node regions, including the internal mammary chain (LN_MI). We investig...

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Main Authors: Bruno Speleers, Max Schoepen, Francesca Belosi, Vincent Vakaet, Wilfried De Neve, Pieter Deseyne, Leen Paelinck, Tom Vercauteren, Michael J. Parkes, Tony Lomax, Annick Van Greveling, Alessandra Bolsi, Damien C. Weber, Liv Veldeman, Werner De Gersem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85401-4

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85401-4

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