Deep inspiration breath-hold for mediastinal lymphoma patients: Evaluation of a 5-year service. (June 2022) - Jones, Katie S.
Highlights: There is little published data on the use of DIBH and Butterfly volumetric arc therapy for the treatment of mediastinal lymphoma. Experience of a 5 year service was analysed looking into immobilisaiton, IGRT, patient compliance, and completion of the patient pathway without interruption. It is noted that a successful service has been implemented with minimal disruption to the patient pathway and optimal treatment delivered. Abstract: Deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) is an advanced radiotherapy technique that has been shown to have dosimetric benefits in the treatment of patients with mediastinal lymphoma. Whilst there is much published data on the use of DIBH in breast radiotherapy, reports on the use of the technique in mediastinal lymphoma patients remain limited. As the first NHS centre in the UK to implement DIBH in this pt group, we have evaluated our experience and success in using this technique over a 5 year period.