ArticleCancers2019
A Retrospective Dosimetric Study of Radiotherapy Patients with Left-Sided Breast Cancer; Patient Selection Criteria for Deep Inspiration Breath Hold Technique.
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- Deep-inspirational breath-hold (DIBH) technique in left-sided breast cancer: various aspects of clinical utility.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2021Trial
- Clinical Predictors of Dosimetric Precedence for Deep Inspiratory Breath Hold Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Impact of deep inspiration breath hold, surface-guided radiotherapy, and daily CBCT on the organs at risk in breast cancer radiotherapy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Evaluation of helical tomotherapy as an alternative for left-sided breast cancer patients not compliant with deep inspiration breath hold.Technical innovations & patient support in radiation oncology · 2024Article
- Skin marker combined with surface-guided auto-positioning for breast DIBH radiotherapy daily initial patient setup: An optimal schedule for both accuracy and efficiency.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2024Article
- Individual benefit in heart sparing during DIBH-supported left breast radiotherapy.Clinical and translational radiation oncology · 2024Article
- Breast Volume Is a Predictor of Higher Heart Dose in Whole-Breast Supine Free-Breathing Volumetric-Modulated Arc Therapy Planning.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023Article
- Cardiac protective techniques in left breast radiotherapy: rapid selection criteria for routine clinical decision making.European journal of medical research · 2023Article
- SGRT-based DIBH radiotherapy practice for right-sided breast cancer combined with RNI: A retrospective study on dosimetry and setup accuracy.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2023Article
- Development of deep learning chest X-ray model for cardiac dose prediction in left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Myocardial Ischemia Related to Common Cancer Therapy-Prevention Insights.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Preoperative spirometry and BMI in deep inspiration breath-hold radiotherapy: the early detection of cardiac and lung dose predictors without radiation exposure.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2022Article
- The impact of modern radiotherapy on long-term cardiac sequelae in breast cancer survivor: a focus on deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) technique.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2022Review
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- Identifying breast cancer patients who gain the most dosimetric benefit from deep inspiration breath hold radiotherapy.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2020Article
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- Selection of patients with left breast cancer for IMRT with deep inspiration breath-hold technique.Journal of radiation research · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundSeveral studies have investigated cardiac dose reduction when utilizing the deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) technique in patients undergoing radiotherapy for left-sided breast cancer. This paper aims to recommend potential selection criteria based on a retrospective single institute study of free breathing (FB) and DIBH computed tomography (CT) simulation planning scans.
methodsDosimetric comparisons were performed retrospectively for 20 patients correlating the dose reduction and patient anatomical factors (anatomical variation of chest shape, chest wall separation, total lung volume (TLV) and others).
resultsPaired t-tests demonstrated significant cardiac dose reduction for most patients but not all. Minimal cardiac dose reduction was observed for three patients using their DIBH plan, with one patient receiving a higher dose. Linear regression analysis identified a positive correlation between the patient's TLV (on the FB CT simulation scan) and the magnitude of dosimetric benefit received (0.4045 R²).
conclusionThe TLV measured on a FB plan could potentially be utilised to predict cardiac exposure and assist with patient selection for DIBH. This is important in resource allocation, as DIBH may be unnecessarily recommended for some patients with little dosimetric benefit.
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