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Elective breast radiotherapy including level I and II lymph nodes: A planning study with the humeral head as planning risk volume

The aim of this study was to assess the dose to the humeral head planning risk volume with the currently used high tangential fields (HTF) and compare different planning techniques for breast radiotherapy including axillary level I and II lymph nodes (PTVn) while sparing the humeral head. Ten patien...

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Published in:Radiation oncology (London, England) England), 2017-01, Vol.12 (1), p.22-22, Article 22
Main Authors: Surmann, Kathrin, van der Leer, Jorien, Branje, Tammy, van der Sangen, Maurice, van Lieshout, Maarten, Hurkmans, Coen W
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Language:English
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Summary:The aim of this study was to assess the dose to the humeral head planning risk volume with the currently used high tangential fields (HTF) and compare different planning techniques for breast radiotherapy including axillary level I and II lymph nodes (PTVn) while sparing the humeral head. Ten patients with left-sided breast cancer were enrolled in a planning study with 16 fractions of 2.66 Gy. Four planning techniques were compared: HTF, HTF with sparing of the humeral head, 6-field IMRT with sparing of the humeral head and VMAT with sparing of the humeral head. The humeral head + 10 mm was spared by restricting V40Gy 
ISSN:1748-717X
1748-717X
DOI:10.1186/s13014-016-0759-7