Impact of breath hold on regional nodal irradiation and heart volume in field in left breast cancer adjuvant irradiation

ConclusionWhen compared to free breathing scans, DIBH procedures result in considerably reduced dosage to the OAR and no appreciable changes in dose exposure to regional lymph node stations in patients with left-sided breast cancer.
Source: Clinical and Translational Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research