Greater use of 3D conformal, Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) and external beam
partial breast irradiation following local excision (LE) for breast cancer has necessitated a …

Purpose The purpose of this study was to explore the correlation between the respiration-
induced target motion and volume variation with the dosimetric variance on breast and …

Purpose To evaluate the impact of thermoplastic mask immobilization in the setup
reproducibility and delivered dose for Helical Tomotherapy (HT) of the breast/chest wall …

Purpose This study aims to investigate the effects of chest wall bolus in intensity-modulated
radiotherapy (IMRT) technology on clinical outcomes for post-mastectomy breast cancer …

This study applied a “shell bolus,” an immobilizing thermoplastic shell locally thickened with
extra layers over the radiation target, during postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT). We …

PURPOSE: To verify the accuracy of calculated skin doses in helical tomotherapy for
postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT). METHODS AND MATERIALS: In vivo …

Purpose To evaluate the repositioning accuracy of 4 immobilization devices (ID) used for
whole breast Helical Tomotherapy treatments: arm float with VacFix®(Par Scientific …

Objective The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of different belly board and
daily changes in patient's body‐mass factor (BMF) on setup displacement in radiotherapy for …

The purpose of the study was to quantify local setup errors and evaluate the planning target
volume (PTV) margins for sub-regions in cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-guided …

Aims Despite the breast being a mobile organ, there is currently no standard suitable
immobilisation device to optimise radiotherapy for women with larger breasts treated after a …