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When treating prone breast how do you recommend contouring the breast?

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Radiation Oncology · Montefiore-Einstein Medical Center

I typically follow the atlas guidelines but will "cheat" laterally and/or posteriorly in some cases. For example, if the heart would be in the field and the tumor is not posterior, I may not come all the way to the pectoralis posteriorly; or, if treating all the way to the latissimus results in too ...

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