An Institutional Audit of Maximum Heart Dose in Patients Treated With Palliative Radiotherapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
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DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12336
Abstract: Background/Aim: Recent studies suggested that high unintended radiation doses to the heart may reduce survival of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) irradiated with curative intent. In the palliative setting, limited information is available. Therefore,… read more here.
Keywords: maximum heart; heart; non small; dose ... See more keywords
Different meaning of the mean heart dose between 3D-CRT and IMRT for breast cancer radiotherapy
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DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1066915
Abstract: Background Previous studies in 2D and in 3D conformal radiotherapy concludes that the maximal heart distance and the mean heart dose (MHD) are considered predictive of late cardiac toxicities. As the use of inverse-planned intensity… read more here.
Keywords: mean heart; dose; radiotherapy; heart dose ... See more keywords