Review of deep inspiration breath‐hold techniques for the treatment of breast cancer
Abstract Radiation treatment to the left breast is associated with increased cardiac morbidity and mortality. The deep inspiration breath‐hold technique (DIBH) can decrease radiation dose delivered to the heart and this may facilitate the treatment of the internal mammary chain nodes. The aim of thi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.96 |