Observational studyScientific reports2022
Prone versus supine free-breathing for right-sided whole breast radiotherapy.
Observational study in Scientific reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02237469 (Retrospective Dosimetric Study of Prone Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.
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Retrospective Dosimetric Study of Prone Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
- Prone versus supine radiotherapy for right-sided breast cancer - a retrospective study of radiotherapy plans.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2026Article
- The Prone-Position Whole Breast Irradiation Paradox: Where Do We Stand? A Comprehensive Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Navigating technical hurdles: implementing a tailored Vac-Lok prone pillow technique to optimize radiotherapy in a case of large pendulous breast.BJR case reports · 2025Article
- Recent strategies in diagnosis, screening, prevention, and treatment of breast cancer in young women.Discover oncology · 2025Review
- Automated contouring for breast cancer radiotherapy in the isocentric lateral decubitus position: a neural network-based solution for enhanced precision and efficiency.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2025Article
- Baseline cross-sectional imaging of locally advanced high-risk breast cancer facilitates highly customized radiation therapy in surgically inaccessible anatomical areas.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Article
- Dosimetric advantage of ipsilateral lung and cardiac sparing of left breast cancer prone position compared with supine free breathing in the COVID-19 era and personalized medicine.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2025Article
- Study protocol: Optimising patient positioning for the planning of accelerated partial breast radiotherapy for the integrated magnetic resonance linear accelerator: OPRAH MRL.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 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
- Lung-heart toxicity in a randomized clinical trial of hypofractionated image guided radiation therapy for breast cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Four irradiation and three positioning techniques for whole-breast radiotherapy: Is sophisticated always better?Journal of applied clinical medical physics · 2022Article
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Abstract
Prone setup has been advocated to improve organ sparing in whole breast radiotherapy without impairing breast coverage. We evaluate the dosimetric advantage of prone setup for the right breast and look for predictors of the gain. Right breast cancer patients treated in 2010-2013 who had a dual supine and prone planning were retrospectively identified. A penalty score was computed from the mean absolute dose deviation to heart, lungs, breasts, and tumor bed for each patient's supine and prone plan. Dosimetric advantage of prone was assessed by the reduction of penalty score from supine to prone. The effect of patients' characteristics on the reduction of penalty was analyzed using robust linear regression. A total of 146 patients with right breast dual plans were identified. Prone compared to supine reduced the penalty score in 119 patients (81.5%). Lung doses were reduced by 70.8%, from 4.8 Gy supine to 1.4 Gy prone. Among patient's characteristics, the only significant predictors were the breast volumes, but no cutoff could identify when prone would be less advantageous than supine. Prone was associated with a dosimetric advantage in most patients. It sets a benchmark of achievable lung dose reduction.Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02237469, HUGProne, September 11, 2014, retrospectively registered.
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