If CBCT is not an option, what is your preferred IGRT strategy for prone breast patients?

Topics: Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

We have never used CBCT for whole breast prone patients. Daily lateral MV is our standard approach + weekly ports. Could consider KV daily, as well.

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Radiation Oncologist at Lynn Cancer Institute - Baptist Health City, Baptist Health South Florida
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Radiation Oncologist at Lake Huron Medical Center
I’ve always re-simmed supine for boost (late...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

It's really not ideal in the modern era to do prone breast without CBCT because there's no other way to pick up the variability in subtle rotation, contralateral breast tissue pull, and ipsilateral breast skin shape/taut. Once you see the setup errors picked up by 3D imaging you can't unsee them. Ma...

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Radiation Oncologist at Texas Oncology-Arlington Cancer Center North
For those using CBCT for prone breast, what type o...

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