Deep inspiration breath hold: dosimetric benefits to decrease cardiac dose during postoperative radiation therapy for breast cancer patients.
Fabiana Accioli Miranda DegrandeGustavo Nader MartaTatiana Midori Martins Teles AlvesGustavo Bonfilho Squarizzi FerreiraFábio Vinicius DumaszakHeloisa A CarvalhoSamir A HannaPublished in: Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology (2023)
The DIBH technique has consistently demonstrated a significant dose reduction in the heart and LAD in all evaluated constraints, while keeping the same dose coverage in the PTV eval.