Voluntary Breath-hold Technique for Reducing Heart Dose in Left Breast Radiotherapy

Voluntary Breath-hold Technique for Reducing Heart Dose in Left Breast Radiotherapy

Breath-holding techniques reduce the amount of radiation received by cardiac structures during tangential-field left breast radiotherapy. With these techniques, patients hold their breath while radiotherapy is delivered, pushing the heart down and away from the radiotherapy field. Despite clear dosi...

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Main Authors: Bartlett, Frederick R., Colgan, Ruth M., Donovan, Ellen M., Carr, Karen, Landeg, Steven, Clements, Nicola, McNair, Helen A., Locke, Imogen, Evans, Philip M., Haviland, Joanne S., Yarnold, John R., Kirby, Anna M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MyJove Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4211647/

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4211647/

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