What strategies to you use for large breasted women receiving whole breast radiation?  

Particularly for patients too large for prone breast treatment, do you use a breast immobilization device or bra?   Do you change your fractionation?  Would you consider coming off the whole breast and treating the involved breast segment or enlarged boost area?  Does your skin care regimen differ for larger obese women compared to non-obese (for example, use of oral or topical antibiotics or avoiding emollients)?



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Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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Radiation Oncologist at Thomas Jefferson University
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