Open AccessDosimetric comparison of four different radiotherapy planning techniques for adjuvant radiotherapy of left-sided breast, axilla, and supraclavicular fossa
Author(s) -
Ajinkya Gupte,
Ajay Sasidharan,
Beena Kunheri,
Amala N Kumar,
Sruthi K Reddy,
Haridas Nair,
K U Pushpaja,
R Anoop,
Debnarayan Dutta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical physics/journal of medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.292
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3913
pISSN - 0971-6203
DOI - 10.4103/jmp.jmp_54_21
Subject(s) - tomotherapy , medicine , nuclear medicine , supraclavicular fossa , radiation therapy , contouring , axilla , radiology , breast cancer , cancer , engineering drawing , engineering
Forward planned intensity-modulated radiotherapy (forward IMRT) with breath-hold (BH) technique is considered optimal by most practitioners for treating left-sided breast cancer. Regional nodal irradiation including axilla and supraclavicular fossa (SCF) increases can increase dose-to-organs at risk (OAR) especially lung. This study was done to assess the potential of inverse planned IMRT (inverse IMRT) to achieve significant reduction in dose to OAR.