Publications by authors named "Livia P De Vivo"
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed the stability and reproducibility of left breast positioning during deep-inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) radiotherapy using the AlignRT optical tracking system on five breast cancer patients.
- Continuous motion was monitored during treatment sessions, with results indicating good intra-breath-hold stability (average motion under 2.1 mm) and better inter-fractional reproducibility (average motion of 0.3 mm).
- The findings suggest that specific gating window widths can effectively manage positional variations during treatment, enhancing the accuracy of DIBH radiotherapy.
Purpose: To develop an automated treatment planning approach for whole breast irradiation with simultaneous integrated boost using an automated hybrid VMAT class solution (HVMAT).
Materials And Methods: Twenty-five consecutive patients with left breast cancer received 50 Gy (2 Gy/fraction) to the whole breast and an additional simultaneous 10 Gy (2.4 Gy/fraction) to the tumor cavity.