title: [Evaluation of irradiation techniques in breast carcinoma using dose-volume histograms. Comparison of the heart and lung exposure].
abstract: For irradiation of the internal mammary lymph nodes (IMN), together with irradiation of the breast the commonly used treatment techniques are of three types: 1. two tangential opposed fields, 2. three field plans with a separate "straight on" IMN-field, or 3. with a separate "angled" IMN-field. To determine lung and heart volumes and doses for these techniques, dose-volume-histograms in 30 patients were analyzed. The optimum dose distribution was achieved with the "angled" field technique and an appropriate combination of electrons and 60Co gamma radiation for the IMN-field. (The beam mixture used was 40% 60Co beam and 60% electron beam.) The least possible dose to the lung was obtained with the "straight-on" field technique and the least possible dose to the heart with the separate "angled" IMN-field technique.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Radiologie, Department für Strahlentherapie, Graz.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pakisch
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stücklschweiger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leitner
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Poier
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Poschauko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ottl
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hackl
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000528:radiation effects; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes
vernacular_title: Die Beurteilung von Bestrahlungstechniken beim Mammakarzinom mit Hilfe von Dosis-Volumen-Histogrammen. Eine Gegenüberstellung der Herz- und Lungenbelastung.