Hypothesis of a decision-making algorithm for adjuvant radiotherapy in left-sided breast cancer patients.

Abstract

In a recent issue of this journal Ferdinand et al. reported interesting data about deep inspiratory breath-hold (DIBH) technique in the treatment of left breast cancer patients [1]. This paper has been published almost simultaneously to our work focused on the same issue [2]. Since cardiac structures are intended to be spared from undesirable radiation exposure in order to prevent heart injuries, in recent years various radiotherapy techniques and technical ploys were tested, likewise to what was done for other clinical scenarios [3,4], to averting such a concern in radiotherapy departments [5].