Deep Inspiration Breath Hold: Techniques and Advantages for Cardiac Sparing During Breast Cancer Irradiation

Historically, cardiac toxicity has diminished the benefits of radiation therapy for patients with left-sided breast cancer. Data suggests that there is not a threshold for the deleterious effects from radiation on the heart. Over the last several years, advances in radiation delivery techniques have reduced cardiac morbidity due to treatment. Deep-inspiration breath hold (DIBH) is a technique that takes advantage of a more favorable position of...