Medical Physicist's Notes · Breast & Lung Positioning

Notes for the physicist runningsupine and prone breast workflows.

Each post covers one aspect of running the breast and lung accessory family — per-patient supine vs prone selection, DIBH heart-sparing workflow, prone belly board bowel-sparing physics, and the AAPM TG-66 breast-radiotherapy validation framework.

Breast & Lung Positioning Solutions

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Per-patient selection

Eight selection factors — supine or prone per patient

Per-patient supine vs prone breast positioning selection — breast volume, ipsilateral lung dose, cardiac dose, skin dose, patient tolerance, setup reproducibility, DIBH compatibility, bilateral/chest-wall fit. AAPM TG-66 / TG-76 framework.

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Two more pages, depending on what you need.

Knowledge Hub →

Supine vs prone in plain English

Why both modes live in the same accessory family and when each fits.

Product page →

Specs and component gallery

Six components × use-case build sheet × Accessories Matrix.