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Target motion management in breast cancer radiation therapy

Elham Piruzan

Elham Piruzan

Department of Energy Engineering, Sharif University of TechnologyTehran, Iran
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Piruzan, Elham
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Naser Vosoughi

Naser Vosoughi

Department of Energy Engineering, Sharif University of TechnologyTehran, Iran
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Vosoughi, Naser
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Seied Rabi Mahdavi

Seied Rabi Mahdavi

  • Radiation Biology Research Center, Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran, Iran
  • Department of Medical Physics, Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran, Iran
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Mahdavi, Seied Rabi
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Leila Khalafi

Leila Khalafi

  • Radiation Biology Research Center, Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran, Iran
  • Department of Medical Physics, Iran University of Medical SciencesTehran, Iran
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Khalafi, Leila
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Hojjat Mahani

Hojjat Mahani

Radiation Applications Research School, Nuclear Science and Technology Research InstituteTehran, Iran
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Oct 08, 2021
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Article Category: Review
Published Online: Oct 08, 2021
Page range: 393 - 408
Received: Jun 10, 2021
Accepted: Aug 04, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2021-0040
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© 2021 Elham Piruzan, Naser Vosoughi, Seied Rabi Mahdavi, Leila Khalafi, Hojjat Mahani, published by Sciendo
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Figure 1

Anterior (left) and lateral (right) views of 3D surface images of the target left-sided breast using a 3D surface camera. With permission.27
Anterior (left) and lateral (right) views of 3D surface images of the target left-sided breast using a 3D surface camera. With permission.27

Figure 2

Heart position on axial CT slices of the same patient with breast cancer at free-breathing (left) and deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) (right). The red line indicates the tangential treatment field border for whole-breast irradiation (WBI). With permission.75
Heart position on axial CT slices of the same patient with breast cancer at free-breathing (left) and deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) (right). The red line indicates the tangential treatment field border for whole-breast irradiation (WBI). With permission.75

Figure 3

Comparison of whole heart dose-volume histogram in breathing adaptive radiotherapy for the same left-sided breast cancer patient for free-breathing (FB), end-expiration breath-hold (EBH), end-expiration gating (EG), end inspiration gating (IG), and DIBH plans. With permission.96
Comparison of whole heart dose-volume histogram in breathing adaptive radiotherapy for the same left-sided breast cancer patient for free-breathing (FB), end-expiration breath-hold (EBH), end-expiration gating (EG), end inspiration gating (IG), and DIBH plans. With permission.96

Figure 4

Comparison of cardiac sparing in prone (left) and supine (right) positions. The virtual blue box illustrates the in-field volume of the heart and lung by the Eclipse TPS. With permission.115
Comparison of cardiac sparing in prone (left) and supine (right) positions. The virtual blue box illustrates the in-field volume of the heart and lung by the Eclipse TPS. With permission.115

Figure 5

Heat map of fractional time that the surgical cavity occupies a given position during the MR-guided accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) for two different patients with small (left) and large (right) displacements during the treatment delivery. With permission.158
Heat map of fractional time that the surgical cavity occupies a given position during the MR-guided accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) for two different patients with small (left) and large (right) displacements during the treatment delivery. With permission.158

Figure 6

Schematics of iso-layered repainting in active scanning particle therapy. Three rescanning is applied within each respiration cycle. The middle rescanning (no. 2) has a reverse scheme as the scanning starts from the bottom and ends at the top. With permission.33
Schematics of iso-layered repainting in active scanning particle therapy. Three rescanning is applied within each respiration cycle. The middle rescanning (no. 2) has a reverse scheme as the scanning starts from the bottom and ends at the top. With permission.33
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