NDLI: Measurement of dose to the contralateral breast during radiation therapy for breast cancer: reduction by the use of superflab

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Author	Jamal, N. Das, K. R.
Copyright Year	2001
Abstract	The effect of radiation in regard to breast carcinogenesis is well studied and analysed from data fiom atomic bomb survivors, patients treated for acute mastitis and tuberculosis patients monitored by fluoroscopy. Therefore the radiation received by the untreated breast during breast irradiation of the other breast, is of concern to clinicians. Using thermoluminescence dosimeters, we have measured the dose received by contraleteral breast of six patients during radiation therapy. Most of the dose received will be from the collimator scatter and leakage. We investigated the effect of an absorber, superflab, in reducing the skin dose to contralateral breast. With the overlaying of a cm superflab on the breast, the skin (surface) dose could be reduced by 40 – 75% of its original value. This is an effective and practical method of reducing significantly the dose to contralateral breast during breast conservation therapy. Superflab can be made conveniently at low cost.
Starting Page	102
Ending Page	105
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISSN	01589938
Journal	Australasian Physics & Engineering Sciences in Medicine
Volume Number	24
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	18795447
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2001-01-01
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Contralateral breast superflab dose reduction to contralateral breast Biomedicine general Biophysics and Biological Physics Medical and Radiation Physics Biomedical Engineering Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging Physics and Astronomy Biophysics Biomedical Engineering

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