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Breast Cancer
Reliability of portal control procedure in irradiation of breast cancer assessed
July 21st, 2005
Scientists assessed the reliability of portal control procedure in the irradiation of breast cancer. According to recent research from Spain, "to determine whether the information gathered from a fixed number of periodic verification films accurately reflects the true imprecision in patient positioning during the whole radiation therapy of early breast cancer. A total of 204 medial and lateral treatment fields were evaluated in 102 breast cancer patients treated with conservative surgery and radiation therapy." "For each treatment field, the central lung distance was measured on portal films obtained from one simulation and four treatment controls at...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-07-21)
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