title: Deep inspiration breath hold in the prone position retracts the heart from the breast and internal mammary lymph node region.
abstract: Deep inspiration breath hold in the prone position causes a caudal shift of the heart away from the nearly unmodified breast and internal mammary lymph node region, suggesting better heart protection for left-sided whole breast irradiation with or without regional nodal radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Brussels University Hospital, Belgium; Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium. Electronic address: thomas.mulliez@uzbrussel.be.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mulliez
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium.
authors.forename: Joris
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van de Velde
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Liv
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Veldeman
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: De Gersem
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vercauteren
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Speleers
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Henk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Degen
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wouters
authors.affiliation: Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Van Hoof
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Annick
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: van Greveling
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monten
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Berwouts
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium.
authors.forename: Wilfried
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: De Neve
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D062485:Breath Holding; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000528:radiation effects*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology / Q000528:radiation effects; D016684:Prone Position
keywords: Breast; Deep inspiration breath hold; Prone position; Radiotherapy