Dosimetric trade-offs in breast treatment with VMAT technique

OBJECTIVE: Breast planning with volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) has been explored, especially for left-sided breast treatments, with the primary intent of lowering the heart dose and improving target dose homogeneity. As a trade-off, larger healthy tissue volumes would receive low dose level...

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Published in:Br J Radiol
Main Authors: Fogliata, Antonella, Seppälä, Jan, Reggiori, Giacomo, Lobefalo, Francesca, Palumbo, Valentina, De Rose, Fiorenza, Franceschini, Davide, Scorsetti, Marta, Cozzi, Luca
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The British Institute of Radiology. 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5685098/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27885857
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20160701
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