Deep inspiration breath hold in the prone position retracts the heart from the breast and internal mammary lymph node region. Issue 3 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Mulliez, Thomas; Van de Velde, Joris; Veldeman, Liv; De Gersem, Werner; Vercauteren, Tom; Speleers, Bruno; Degen, Henk; Wouters, Johan; Van Hoof, Tom; van Greveling, Annick; Monten, Chris; Berwouts, Dieter; De Neve, Wilfried
• Is Part Of: Radiotherapy and oncology. Volume 117:Issue 3(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 473
• Page End: 476
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Breast -- Radiotherapy -- Prone position -- Deep inspiration breath hold; Oncology -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Tumors -- Periodicals; Medical Oncology -- Periodicals; Neoplasms -- radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Radiotherapy -- Periodicals; Radiothérapie -- Périodiques; Cancérologie -- Périodiques; Tumeurs -- Périodiques; Electronic journals; 616.9940642
• DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2015.09.030
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0167-8140

Abstract

Abstract: Deep inspiration breath hold in the prone position causes a caudal shift of the heart away from the nearly unmodified breast and internal mammary lymph node region, suggesting better heart protection for left-sided whole breast irradiation with or without regional nodal radiotherapy.