CompletedNot Applicable

Prone Breath Hold Technique to Decrease Cardiac and Pulmonary Doses in Women Receiving Left Breast Radiotherapy

United States15 participantsStarted 2014-11-06

Plain-language summary

This is a pilot study to determine whether the addition of inspiratory hold (breath holding) can decrease the radiation dose that the heart and lung receive for patients being treated for left sided breast cancer.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients of Dr. Gonzalez * ≥18 years of age * Node-negative left breast cancer * Invasive or DCIS breast cancer * Prior lumpectomy * Deemed appropriate for treatment in the prone position by the treating physician * Able to tolerate prone position and breath hold during CT simulation Exclusion Criteria: * \<18 years of age * Patients requiring treatment in supine position

What they're measuring

The Radiation Dose in Gy to the Heart and Lung Using Two Radiation Techniques.

Timeframe: Treatment Day 1 (both pFB and pDIBH scans were done on the same day)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02379988

SponsorUniversity of Arizona

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-07-03

Results submitted2023-01-31

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