Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Govardhan HB

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparison of Incidental Radiation Dose to Axilla and Internal Mammary Nodal Area by Conventional, 3DCRT, and IMRT Technique in Carcinoma of Breast
  Author(s): Govardhan HB, Naveen Thimmaiah, Khaleel IA, Satyajit Pradhan, Rajeev jain, Sridhar P, Paddad Siddanna, Nabiza Begum, Nivedita S, Lalit K, Uday K and Sham SunderGovardhan HB, Naveen Thimmaiah, Khaleel IA, Satyajit Pradhan, Rajeev jain, Sridhar P, Paddad Siddanna, Nabiza Begum, Nivedita S, Lalit K, Uday K and Sham Sunder
  
  Purpose: To quantify the incidental radiation dose delivered to axilla and internal mammary nodal (IMN) area by Conventional Tangential Radiation Therapy (CRT), 3 Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3DCRT) and Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT). Methods and Materials: We prospectively evaluated incidental radiation to axilla in twenty cases of breast cancer treated with adjuvant radiation therapy. Three plans were generated for each case, comprising CRT, 3DCRT and IMRT tangents. Radiation doses to axillary levels I, II, III, and IMN areas were evaluated for mean dose, V95, V80 and V50. Comparisons were made using ANOVA. Results: The mean volume and range of the axillary level I, II, III, and IMN were 61.1 cc and 142-57 cc; 42.6 cc and 61-21cc; 19.5 cc and 34-15 cc; 13.2 cc and 21-9 cc respectively. T.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000325

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