Voluntary Breath-hold Technique for Reducing Heart Dose in Left Breast Radiotherapy
Title:
Voluntary Breath-hold Technique for Reducing Heart Dose in Left Breast Radiotherapy
Author:
Bartlett, Frederick R.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (698 seconds)
Series:
Medicine
General Note:
Title from resource description page
Abstract:
The current priority in breast cancer radiotherapy is to reduce cardiac doses without compromising target tissue coverage. The voluntary breath-hold technique described here is a simple, inexpensive solution to this problem and capable of being instituted widely without the need for specialized equipment.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/51578