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Völk, F.* ; Borm, K.J.* ; Düsberg, M.* ; Combs, S.E. ; Knippen, S.* ; Duma, M.*

Regional nodal irradiation in breast cancer patients: Effects of deep inspiration breath hold on the internal mammary chain location.

Med. Dosim. 48, 299-303 (2023)
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) on the positioning of thoracic structures and provide treatment planning recommendations for internal mammary chain (IMC) irradiation in breast cancer patients. Thirty-two breast cancer patients from our database underwent both DIBH and free breathing (FB) treatment planning. Contouring of the axillary lymph node clinical target volumes (CTVs: level I, II, III, IV, and IMC according to ESTRO), the internal mammary artery (IMA), the heart, and the left anterior descending artery (LAD) was performed. The following were then analyzed: the distance between the IMA and the heart, the craniocaudal distance in which IMC-CTV and heart coexist, the craniocaudal distance between the lower end of the of level III and IV and the upper end of the heart. Several significant geometric differences were observed between DIBH and FB that explain the efficacy of the DIBH for regional nodal irradiation. In >80% of patients the cranial origin of the LAD lies below the lower edge of the IMC-CTV in DIBH. In addition the slices in which the heart/LAD and IMC-CTV coexist decrease during DIBH. The IMA-heart distance is significantly larger in DIBH. Also the craniocaudal distance between the lower border of the CTV level III and IV and the upper border of the heart is larger in DIBH. The observed mechanisms during DIBH contribute significantly to the dose reduction in regional nodal irradiation. To further enhance the benefits of DIBH for the irradiation of the IMC-CTV, it is recommended to implement steep dose gradients in the caudal plane.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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Schlagwörter Breast Cancer ; Deep Inspiration Breath Hold ; Internal Mammary Lymph Nodes ; Lymph Node Irradiation; Postmastectomy Radiotherapy; Interobserver Variation; Radiation-therapy; American-society; Heart-disease; Delineation; Guideline; Denmark; Volume; Artery
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0958-3947
e-ISSN 1873-4022
Zeitschrift Medical dosimetry
Quellenangaben Band: 48, Heft: 4, Seiten: 299-303 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag Elsevier
Verlagsort New York, NY
Nichtpatentliteratur Publikationen
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM)