Physical and clinical results of a radiation bra in patients treated with total skin electron beam therapy

Total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) in female patients with large or pendulous breasts is usually associated with shaded inframammary folds. In this analysis, 18 patients with cutaneous malignancy and pendulous breasts were irradiated with a radiation bra and five patients received TSEBT withou...

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Published inPhysics and imaging in radiation oncology Vol. 31; p. 100628
Main Authors Falke, Isabel, Elsayad, Khaled, Channaoui, Mohammed, Kandler, Christian, Moustakis, Christos, Theodor Eich, Hans
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.07.2024
Elsevier
Subjects
Boost
Breast
Mycosis fungoides
Technical Note
TSEBT
Upright radiotherapy
Mycosis fungoides
Breast
Upright radiotherapy
Boost
TSEBT
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Summary:Total skin electron beam therapy (TSEBT) in female patients with large or pendulous breasts is usually associated with shaded inframammary folds. In this analysis, 18 patients with cutaneous malignancy and pendulous breasts were irradiated with a radiation bra and five patients received TSEBT without bra. All patients had moderate or severe sagging of the breasts. The median inframammary dose in the radiation bra group was 89% of the prescription dose versus 4% in the group without bra. The usage of the radiation bra enables an adequate radiation dose for the inframammary folds during TSEBT with no additional local irradiation.
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IF and KE contributed equally to this work.
ISSN:2405-6316
2405-6316
DOI:10.1016/j.phro.2024.100628