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Breast Cancer
New findings from H. Stranzl and co-authors in the area of breast cancer published
May 21st, 2009
"To evaluate the impact of wide-tangent fields including the internal mammary chain during deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) radiotherapy in patients with left-sided breast cancer on cardiac exposure. Eleven patients with left-sided breast cancer were irradiated postoperatively and underwent CT scans during free breathing and DIBH," scientists in Graz, Austria report. "For scientific interest only, treatment plans were calculated consisting of wide tangents including the ipsilateral mammary lymph nodes using both, the free breathing and respiratory-controlled CT scan. The resulting dose-volume histograms were compared for irradiated volumes and doses to organs at...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-05-21)
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