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Project

Construction of couches for positioning of patients requiring radiotherapy for breast cancer
Acronym
Breast Couch
Code
F2014/IOF-STARTT/241
Duration
15 January 2015 → 14 April 2016
Funding
Regional and community funding: Industrial Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
    • Morphological sciences
    • Oncology
Keywords
breast cancer
 
Project description
 

Recent studies show that breast irradiation in the prone position offers an advantage over supine radiation: fewer acute side effects and a lower risk of radiation-induced heart disease or lung cancer. However, prone positioning is a complex procedure that is difficult to reproduce and uncomfortable for the patient. Innovative treatment tables for prone position are needed, not only to solve the aforementioned problems, but also to investigate the combination of breast and lymph node radiation.