Potential benefits of crawl position for prone radiation therapy in breast cancer.

CONCLUSIONS: Radiation therapy for breast and regional lymph nodes in crawl position is feasible. Good comfort and set-up precision were demonstrated. Planning results support the hypothesis that breast and regional lymph nodes can be treated in crawl position with less dose to organs at risk and equal or better dose distribution in the target volumes than in supine position. The crawl technique is a candidate methodology for further investigation for patients requiring breast and regional lymph node irradiation.
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Source: Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics - June 26, 2017 Category: Physics Authors: Boute B, De Neve W, Speleers B, Van Greveling A, Monten C, Van Hoof T, Van de Velde J, Paelinck L, De Gersem W, Vercauteren T, Detand J, Veldeman L Tags: J Appl Clin Med Phys Source Type: research