Arms positioning in post-mastectomy proton radiation: Feasibility and development of a new arms down contouring atlas

Background and purpose: Breast cancer patients receiving radiation are traditionally positioned with both arms up, but this may not be feasible or comfortable for all patients. We evaluated the treatment planning and positioning reproducibility differences between the arms up and arms down positions...

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Main Authors: Nicolas Depauw, Estelle Batin, Andrew Johnson, Shannon M. MacDonald, Rachel B. Jimenez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:Physics and Imaging in Radiation Oncology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405631620300130