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Tangential breast IMRT, DIBH heart-sparing, prone breast and combined breast-and-nodal positioning. Curated daily from Europe PMC (PubMed + PMC + preprints) and OpenAlex — free-full-text link on each open-access paper.
Huang W, Peng Y, Zhao T, Li J et al.
Bisht SS, Saini A, Gautam D, Kataria SP et al.
PurposeStereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT) has emerged as an effective treatment option for patients with Renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Studies have shown that Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors (TKI) af…
Suyusal İH, Çolak O, Karagöz AS.
For lung metastases lying within 5 mm of the esophagus, organ-at-risk dose limits often force the prescription below the ablative range, lowering biologically effective dose and tumor control. We eval…
M Meshram, Sameer Chandorkar, Himanshu Kumbhare, Arpit Gite et al.
Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) technique plays significant role in reducing the mean heart and LAD doses, however the potential dosimetric impact of DIBH on LAD segments has not been studied in l…
Dietrich L, Lackner N, Karius A, Brand J et al.
Deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) is widely used to reduce cardiac dose in left-sided breast radiotherapy. However, the reliability of DIBH at CT simulation, has not been systematically evaluated de…
Cepni B, Batista V, Hoeltgen L, Waldsperger H et al.
Deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) is a radiotherapy standard technique for cardiac-sparing in breast cancer, particularly for left-sided tumors. However, not all patients can successfully complete D…
Rolland J, Payan S, Fau P, Mailleux H et al.
BackgroundTreatment of the left breast using deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH), combined with surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT), has emerged as the standard for reducing the dose to the heart, the …
Yang J, Li Z, Zhang S, Wang H et al.
Respiratory motion increases setup uncertainty in thoracic and abdominal tumor radiotherapy and elevates dose exposure to organs at risk (OARs), such as the heart and lungs. Deep inspiration breath-ho…
Falk M, Hedman M, Bolin MC, Falk J et al.
PurposeThe aim of this study was to investigate if the same planning target volume margins should be used for the breast/thoracic wall and lymph nodes when treated simultaneously with hypofractionated…
Lin L, Liu L, Gao Z, Hong Y et al.
Background and purposeDeep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) is a respiratory control technique designed to minimize cardiopulmonary toxicity induced by adjuvant radiotherapy for left-sided breast cancer…
Miura H, Doi Y, Ochi M, Kenjo M et al.
To evaluate the impact of five automated field-in-field (Auto FIF) priority levels in RayStation on dosimetric parameters in left-sided whole-breast radiotherapy. Ten women with early-stage left-sided…
Wu X, Wu P, Wang H, Zhang Y.
Abstract Background Deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) can reduce cardiac, left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), and ipsilateral lung exposure during radiotherapy for left-sided breast canc…
Zheng C, Zhang J.
PurposeTo evaluate the dosimetric benefit of deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) using the Active Breathing Coordinator (ABC) for left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy and to identify patients most li…
Yang Q, Li W, Wang L, Sun Z et al.
This study aims to explore whether spatial separation in deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) or margin reduction in end-expiration breath-hold (EEBH) achieves heart-sparing efficacy in the radiotherap…
Lohm G, Neumann K, Thieß N, Medenwald D et al.
In patients with lumpectomy for left-sided early breast cancer, whole breast irradiation (WBI) in prone position (PP) is an acceptable alternative to WBI in supine position (SP). We compared the less …
Jitwatcharakomol T, Gokun Y, Young RL, Eckstein JM et al.
BackgroundThe UK FAST and FAST-Forward trials established the non-inferiority of ultrahypofractionated whole-breast irradiation delivered in five fractions with respect to local control, toxicity, and…
Brown K, Smith D, Matthews K, Lye J et al.
Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) delivers a higher dose to a smaller breast volume with equivalent tumour control to whole breast irradiation and improved cosmesis. The MR-Linac offers su…
Huh Y, Kang S, Yang J, Kim JI.
Background and purposeSurface-guided deep inspiration breath-hold radiotherapy uses deep inspiration breath-hold CT for treatment planning, whereas a free-breathing body contour is needed for baseline…
Audag N, Di Perri D, Razavi A, Quaresma SDR et al.
Background and purposeRespiratory motion is a major challenge in paediatric thoracic radiotherapy, where minimizing exposure to healthy tissues is essential to reduce long-term toxicity. Mechanically-…
Speleers B, Stouthandel MEJ, Vakaet V, Paelinck L et al.
Organ at risk (OAR)-dose reductions are needed to minimize radiation toxicity in settings with high OAR-doses, like adjuvant breast and lymph node radiotherapy. Non-coplanar techniques, combined with …
Knippen S, Pargmann L, Weimann S, Hildebrandt G et al.
PurposeDeformable Image Registration (DIR) is increasingly used in breast radiotherapy planning, but the impact of different parameter settings on clinical accuracy remains unclear. This study systema…
Van der Vorst A, Verhoeven J, Baten A, Janssen H et al.
BackgroundRadiotherapy (RT) improves survival and local control after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) for breast cancer (BC) but can also cause toxicity. Preliminary studies suggest that continuous po…
Wan B, Han J, Zheng Y, Liu C et al.
ObjectivesTo evaluate the clinical application of AlignRT surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT) by quantifying interfractional setup errors in patients with breast-conserving surgery (BCS) stratified by …
Boisbouvier S, Criscuolo A, Underwood T, Grégoire V.
Delivering radiotherapy in upright body positions (UP) may offer advantages for breast and lung cancer treatments due to physiological/anatomical differences compared to the supine position (SP), as w…
Huybrechts V, Vakaet V, De Noyette R, Speleers B et al.
ObjectivesDeep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) is commonly used in breast cancer radiotherapy to reduce radiation exposure to the heart and lungs. Recent techniques incorporating oxygen supplementation…
Han SC, Lee JJB, Cho JD, Jeong IS et al.
This study aimed to compare the clinical utility of two respiratory motion management techniques—deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)—both integrated with…
Benevento I, Solazzo A, Rago L, Montagna A et al.
Whole breast radiotherapy in adjuvant breast cancer (BC) treatment has been commonly delivered in supine positioning for more than 50 years. Its widespread use is related to the broad availability of …
Levis M, Solidoro P, Giglioli FR, Gallio E et al.
PurposeThis study explored Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) as an alternative to breath-holding (DIBH) techniques by comparing it with free-breathing (FB) in mediastinal lymphoma patients tr…
Zhou Y, Xu J, Deng Y, Pan L et al.
BACKGROUND: Radiation-induced cardiac toxicity remains a significant concern in breast cancer radiotherapy. Our institution developed a novel lateral decubitus position (nLDP) technique for patients u…
Sivasamy J, Jayaraman I, Anbazhagan SK, Alagarsamy V.
PurposeTo systematically evaluate and compare geometric setup errors and calculate optimal planning target volume (PTV) margins for patients with left-sided breast carcinoma treated with three-dimensi…
Li G, Liu X, Donahue W, Lin SC et al.
PurposeThis study aimed to commission the AlignRT inBore system in Ethos/Halcyon linear accelerator (Linac) systems for surface-guided radiotherapy (SGRT), including developing a soft collision qualit…
Xuan Q, Xu Q.
PurposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the factors affecting the stability of deep inspiration breath-hold for left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy and provide directional suggestions for cl…
Jamwal A, Kapoor R, Verma KK, Rathore A.
BackgroundDeep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) is widely used in left-sided breast cancer radiotherapy to reduce cardiac exposure. While its dosimetric benefits are well established, patient experience…
Yamauchi R, Tomita F, Uchida N, Ishikura S.
PurposeTo evaluate the setup accuracy and workflow efficiency of a fully tattooless surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) workflow across different breast radiotherapy techniques and determine the i…
Guo HL, Xie HY, Jiang CL, Weng CF et al.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of surface-guided radiation therapy (SGRT) combined with real-time position management (RPM)-guided deep inspiratory breath-hold (DIBH) radiotherapy fo…
Arora S, Sathyanarayanan MS, Kajamohideen S, Chilukuri S et al.
Background Respiratory motion is a major source of geometric uncertainty in lung stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) and may lead to increased irradiation of normal lung tissue and adjacent organs a…
van der Werf L, Murrer L, Verhoeven K, Knarren D et al.
AimDetermination of impact of variations during voluntary moderately deep inspiration breath hold (vmDIBH) on doses to organs at risk (OAR) and target coverage in patients undergoing radiotherapy (RT)…
Østergaard DE, Lundgaard AY, Rechner LA, Dejanovic D et al.
IntroductionThe TEDDI trial tested the feasibility and reproducibility of deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) in pediatric patients referred for radiotherapy. This report presents final results, inclu…
Ayouni H, Zarraa S, Daoud B, Saidi S et al.
IntroductionDeep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) is a well-established technique for sparing organs-at-risk in breast cancer (BC) radiotherapy. Nonetheless, consensus on who benefits most remains elusi…
Liu Q, Chen X, Hu Z, Hou L et al.
PurposeTo evaluate the fitting accuracy and dose influence of 3D-printed bolus (3DPB) during postmastectomy radiotherapy.MethodsAir gaps were assessed using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) images…
Nair P, Sasidharan A, Kalavagunta S, Bhaskaran P et al.
Breast radiotherapy, typically administered using tangential fields in the supine position, employs various strategies to improve dose uniformity and minimize radiation exposure to sensitive organs. H…
Dean J, Anderson N, Halkett GKB, Lye J et al.
BackgroundAccelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) is an accepted treatment option for early breast cancer. Treatment delivered on the Magnetic Resonance integrated Linear Accelerator (MRL) provi…
Aznar MC, Carrasco de Fez P, Corradini S, Mast M et al.
The use of breath-hold techniques in radiotherapy, such as deep-inspiration breath hold, is increasing although guidelines for clinical implementation are lacking. In these recommendations, we aim to …
Ball HJ, Santanam L, Senan S, Tanyi JA et al.
PurposeTo quantify the clinical practice of respiratory motion management in radiation oncology.MethodsA respiratory motion management survey was designed and conducted based on clinician survey guide…
Al-Hallaq HA, Cerviño L, Gutierrez AN, Havnen-Smith A et al.
The clinical use of surface imaging has increased dramatically, with demonstrated utility for initial patient positioning, real-time motion monitoring, and beam gating in a variety of anatomical sites…
Gaál S, Kahán Z, Paczona V, Kószó R et al.
BackgroundStudying the clinical utility of deep-inspirational breath-hold (DIBH) in left breast cancer radiotherapy (RT) was aimed at focusing on dosimetry and feasibility aspects.MethodsIn this prosp…
Song Y, Peng J, Chen Q, Luo H.
Background: This study aimed to analyze the difference of setup reproducibility between Vacuum-lock bag and Thermoplastic mask in the radiotherapy for breast cancer. Methods: A total of 100 invasive b…
Freislederer P, Kügele M, Öllers M, Swinnen A et al.
The growing acceptance and recognition of Surface Guided Radiation Therapy (SGRT) as a promising imaging technique has supported its recent spread in a large number of radiation oncology facilities. A…
Lai J, Hu S, Luo Y, Zheng R et al.
ObjectivesThis meta-analysis evaluates the difference in deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) versus free breathing (FB) for patients receiving postoperative radiotherapy for left breast cancer and pro…
Karpf D, Sakka M, Metzger M, Grabenbauer GG.
BackgroundAdjuvant radiotherapy is the standard treatment after breast-conserving surgery. According to meta-analyses, adjuvant 3d-conventional irradiation reduces the risk of local recurrence and the…
Duma MN, Baumann R, Budach W, Dunst J et al.
PurposeThe aim of this review was to analyze the respective efficacy of various heart-sparing radiotherapy techniques.Material and methodsHeart-sparing can be performed in three different ways in brea…
Hamming VC, Visser C, Batin E, McDermott LN et al.
PurposeTo determine the accuracy of a surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT) system for positioning of breast cancer patients in breath-hold (BH) with respect to cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). Seco…
Laaksomaa M, Sarudis S, Rossi M, Lehtonen T et al.
PurposeSurface guided radiotherapy (SGRT) is reported as a feasible setup technique for whole-breast radiotherapy in deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH), but position errors of bony structures related…
Simonetto C, Eidemüller M, Gaasch A, Pazos M et al.
PurposeAim of the current comparative modelling study was to estimate the individual radiation-induced risk for death of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) under free breathing (FB) and deep inspiration br…
Bergom C, Currey A, Desai N, Tai A et al.
Historically, heart dose from left-sided breast radiotherapy has been associated with a risk of cardiac injury. Data suggests that there is not a threshold for the deleterious effects from radiation o…
Jensen CA, Roa AMA, Johansen M, Lund JÅ et al.
PurposeThe aim of our study was to evaluate and compare the robustness of treatment plans produced using the volumetric modulated arc-therapy (VMAT) and the standard three-dimensional conformal radiot…
Corradini S, Ballhausen H, Weingandt H, Freislederer P et al.
PurposeModern breast cancer radiotherapy techniques, such as respiratory-gated radiotherapy in deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) or volumetric-modulated arc radiotherapy (VMAT) have been shown to re…
Schönecker S, Walter F, Freislederer P, Marisch C et al.
BackgroundThere is a potential for adverse cardiovascular effects in long-term breast cancer survivors following adjuvant radiotherapy (RT). For this purpose, the deep inspiration breath-hold techniqu…
Yeung R, Conroy L, Long K, Walrath D et al.
BackgroundDeep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) reduces heart and left anterior descending artery (LAD) dose during left-sided breast radiation therapy (RT); however there is limited information about w…
Yeboa DN, Evans SB.
Long-term cardiac effects are an important component of survivorship after breast radiotherapy. The pathophysiology of cardiotoxicity, history of breast radiotherapy, current methods of cardiac avoida…
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