Whole breast and regional nodal irradiation in prone versus supine position in left sided breast cancer

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  • who: Pieter Deseyne from the (UNIVERSITY) have published the research: Whole breast and regional nodal irradiation in prone versus supine position in left sided breast cancer, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
  • what: The study shows no significant difference in dose to the humeral head. Lastly, Gielda et_al had a similar trial setup, with comparable ipsilateral lung dose, but the authors report lower heart and contralateral breast doses, with improved nodal coverage in the trial .
  • how: This volume difference is not explained by a difference in delineation because the same oesophageal contouring method was used . . .

     

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