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Effect of bra use during radiation therapy for large-breasted women: Acute toxicity and treated heart and lung volumes Lanea M.M. Keller, MD, MS, Randi Cohen, MD, MS, Dennis M. Sopka, MD, Tianyu Li, MS, Linna Li, MD, Penny R. Anderson, MD, Barbara L. Fowble, MD, Gary M. Freedman, MD Practical Radiation Oncology Volume 3, Issue 1, Pages 9-15 (January 2013) DOI: /j.prro Copyright © 2013 American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions
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Figure 1 Treatment position photographs of a patient simulated and treated in a bra. Practical Radiation Oncology 2013 3, 9-15DOI: ( /j.prro ) Copyright © 2013 American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions
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Figure 2 Treatment fields for a patient simulated with (A) and without (B) a bra, demonstrating a reduced chest wall separation and decreased volume of heart and lung within the tangential fields. Notably, use of the bra eliminated the positional variability of a large lateral soft tissue bulge leading to improved reproducibility of daily setup. Practical Radiation Oncology 2013 3, 9-15DOI: ( /j.prro ) Copyright © 2013 American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions
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