We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Tangential IMRT versus TomoTherapy with and without breath-hold in left-sided whole breast irradiation.
- Authors
Mast, Mirjam; Reynders, Truus; Heijenbrok, Mark; van Kempen-Harteveld, Loes; Van Parijs, Hilde; Rozema, Hans; Petoukhova, Anna; Verellen, Dirk; De Ridder, Mark; Struikmans, Henk
- Abstract
The article shows the comparison between tangential intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and TomoTherapy in terms of efficiency in improving heart health of breast cancer patients after undergoing whole breast irradiation (WBI). Topics discussed include the study was performed on 20 straight female patients, who were evaluated by sentinel node biopsy, and results of the study showed that tangenital IMRT is more efficient than TomoTherapy in improving heart health after WBI.
- Publication
Acta Oncologica, 2016, Vol 55, Issue 2, p240
- ISSN
0284-186X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3109/0284186X.2015.1046999