title: Tangential irradiation of the intact breast: the ABC of the technique.
abstract: This paper describes in detail the setup of breast irradiation using an isocentric tangential technique. This setup method does not require any special devices or calculations beyond simple arithmetic. We will discuss some of the practical problems and pitfalls that result from the oblique incidence of the radiation beams and the slope of the chest wall and provide possible solutions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, and the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aref
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ezzell
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chuba
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thornton
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aref
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000379:methods