Is the skin dose adequate when treating a patient prone for breast cancer?
For breast patients being treated in prone position. The plans generally spare the skin more so than in the supine position. If a patient has a superficial tumor bed I would boost with electrons. Do you have minimal limits on what is an acceptable dose to the skin?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Colorado School of Medicine
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Good Question! This is how you can approach the issue in any patient position:
The skin is not a target in whole breast radiation planning. When contouring breast tissue, typically 5 mm from skin surface is eliminated/deleted when creating this structure. Plan your whole breast treatment after creat...
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