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Dose to organs in the supraclavicular region when covering the Internal Mammary Nodes (IMNs) in breast cancer patients: A comparison of Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) versus 3D and VMAT

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Published in 2018 at "PLoS ONE"

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0205770

Abstract: During breast/chest wall and regional nodal irradiation (RNI), standard 3D conformal techniques can fail to meet the dosimetric constraints for the heart and ipsilateral lung. VMAT can improve the dosimetric sparing of the heart and… read more here.

Keywords: vmat; breast chest; supraclavicular region; lung ... See more keywords