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Breath holds protect the heart during proton therapy for breast cancer

09 Feb 2021 Tami Freeman
Proton and photon DIBH
Axial, coronal and sagittal views of comparative photon deep inspiratory breath-hold (DIBH, left) and proton DIBH plans. The dose colour wash shows sparing of the left ventricle (yellow circle) and the left anterior descending coronary artery (blue circle) with proton therapy, as well as significant reduction of irradiated lung volume with proton DIBH. (Courtesy: Int. J. Part. Ther. 10.14338/IJPT-20-00026.1 /CC-BY 4.0)
Radiation therapy plays an integral role in the management of breast cancer. Following breast-conser

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