Different meaning of the mean heart dose between 3D-CRT and IMRT for breast cancer radiotherapy

Different meaning of the mean heart dose between 3D-CRT and IMRT for breast cancer radiotherapy

BackgroundPrevious studies in 2D and in 3D conformal radiotherapy concludes that the maximal heart distance and the mean heart dose (MHD) are considered predictive of late cardiac toxicities. As the use of inverse-planned intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) is increasing worldwide, we hypot...

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Main Authors: Jessica Prunaretty, Celine Bourgier, Sophie Gourgou, Claire Lemanski, David Azria, Pascal Fenoglietto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
breast cancer radiotherapy
heart exposure
IMRT
3D-CRT
mean heart dose
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.1066915/full

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