[Respiratory synchronization and breast radiotherapy].

This article summarizes the respiratory motion and its effects on imaging, dose calculation and dose delivery by radiotherapy for breast cancer. We will review the methods of respiratory synchronization available for breast radiotherapy to minimize the respiratory impact and to spare organs such as heart and lung. PMID: 27592267 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27592267?dopt=Abstract

Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - August 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Mège A, Ziouèche-Mottet A, Bodez V, Garcia R, Arnaud A, de Rauglaudre G, Pourel N, Chauvet B Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research