Development of a model to guide the decision for radiotherapy in deep-inspiration breath-hold in patients with left-sided breast cancer

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Contributors

  • German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site Dresden

Abstract

Patients with left-sided breast cancer receiving radiotherapy are at risk of developing chronic cardiac toxicities. Cardiac dose-sparing techniques such as deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) can reduce this risk. In this study, a model has been developed including tumor localization, left lung volume, and the distance between the heart and medial chest wall as well as age and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, which may help to guide the decision for or against DIBH after planning computed tomography (CT) in free breathing directly before initiation of radiotherapy planning.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)23-29
Number of pages7
JournalStrahlentherapie und Onkologie
Volume202
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 40728585
ORCID /0000-0003-1776-9556/work/204618519
ORCID /0000-0002-7017-3738/work/204618744

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Cardiac toxicity, DIBH, Gating, Heart-sparing techniques, Irradiation