ArticleJournal of medical radiation sciences2022
Comparison of whole breast dosimetry techniques - From 3DCRT to VMAT and the impact on heart and surrounding tissues.
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- The use of Hybrid Techniques in Whole-Breast Radiotherapy: A Systematic Review.Technology in cancer research & treatmentPooled it
- Optimizing Left-Sided Breast Cancer Radiotherapy: Strategy-Dependent Trade-Offs Among VMAT and Hybrid Techniques.Cancer management and research · 2026Article
- Heart substructure exposure during left breast cancer radiotherapy: a dosimetric comparison between hybrid VMAT and 3DCRT in free breathing and deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH).Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025Article
- Correlations between patient-specific parameters and dosimetric indices for personalized breast cancer radiotherapy.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Dosimetric comparison of gamma knife and linear accelerator (VMAT and IMRT) plans of SBRT of Lung tumours.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Off-isocentric VMAT technique for breast cancer: Effective dose reduction to organs at risk and its applicability based on patient anatomy.Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2024Article
- A method for beam's eye view breath-hold monitoring during breast volumetric modulated arc therapy.Physics and imaging in radiation oncology · 2023Article
- Knowledge-based DVH estimation and optimization for breast VMAT plans with and without avoidance sectors.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2022Article
- Comparison of whole breast dosimetry techniques - From 3DCRT to VMAT and the impact on heart and surrounding tissues.Journal of medical radiation sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionVarious techniques for whole breast radiation therapy (WBRT) have been reported to increase dose to contralateral tissues. Heart dose is of critical importance as there is no apparent dose threshold below which there is no risk. The aim of this study was to compare planning techniques for WBRT that achieves the best target dosimetry and lowest organ at risk (OAR) dose.
methodsThirty early-stage whole breast patient datasets, 15 each left- and right-sided cases, were retrospectively selected. Five techniques were generated for each data set: three-dimensional conformal radiation therapy (3DCRT), hybrid intensity modulated radiation therapy (HYI), hybrid volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) - (HYV), reduced arc VMAT - bowtie (BT), and BT flattening filter free (FFF) - (BTFFF). Plan goals and OARs were evaluated and compared between techniques.
resultsBT had the highest median conformity index (CI) values (0.82, IQR: 0.80-0.85 left and 0.83, IQR 0.80-0.86 right). BT recorded lower mean heart doses (median value 1.19Gy, IQR: 0.90-1.55), and BTFFF recorded lower heart V2.5
conclusionOverall BT and BTFFF techniques produced lower OAR doses and equivalent PTV coverage for WBRT. BT and BTFFF techniques increased contralateral lung and breast doses; however, these were within prescribed tolerances and comparable to results published in the literature.
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