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- * The method involves positioning patients with raised arms, achieving precise field alignment through the adjustment of the couch and collimator, and using multileaf collimation for better conformality.
- * The results show improved dose transition and reduced scatter while eliminating unnecessary equipment, and the technique has been successfully used in treatment routines since September 2001, with available resources online for setup guidance.
Article Abstract
Purpose: Many authors have studied the problems associated with the three-field breast treatment, yet the proposed solutions present their own difficulties. This study presents a technique that overcomes these difficulties, reduces scatter to the contralateral breast, and improves setup reproducibility.
Methods And Materials: Patients are set up with both arms raised superiorly on a breast board. A precise field-match is achieved by rotating the couch and collimator of the tangents, while the supraclavicular field is half-beam blocked using an independent jaw. The posterior borders of the tangents are conformally defined by multileaf collimation. Measurements were performed to verify the field matching and evaluate scatter doses.
Result: A smooth dose transition was found at the match line at all depths. Corner blocks and lower wedges were not used, which reduced the scatter to the contralateral breast compared with our prior technique.
Conclusion: The technique achieves a precise match while removing constraints on the tangents' length and decreasing scatter dose. Procedures for simulation, planning, and treatment have been devised, along with a new patient setup routine incorporating orthogonal setup films and tattoos. This technique has been successfully implemented in routine treatment since September 2001. A program calculating the setup parameters is available at our website.
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