%0 Journal Article
%T Benefits of Radiotherapy with Indigenous Tools Aiding Deep Inspiration Breath Holding Technique Compared to Free Breathing Technique among Breast Cancer Patients in Bangladesh
%A Md. Arifur Rahman
%A Rajesh Balakrishnan
%A Md. Salim Reza
%A Qamruzzaman Chowdhury
%J Advances in Breast Cancer Research
%P 75-86
%@ 2168-1597
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/abcr.2021.103006
%X <strong>Background:</strong><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Post-operative breast radiotherapy is used to
reduce recurrence</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The aim of this
study was</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> to investigate the outcomes of </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Deep</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Inspiration Breath-Hold (DIBH) technique with indigenous </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">breath holding</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> indicator scale in 3DCRT for
breast cancer radiotherapy over </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Free</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Breathing (FB) technique. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> An observational study </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">conducted</span> </span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">at the </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Department</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> of Radiation
Oncology </span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">at </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">National</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Dhaka and Square Hospital Limited,
Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 2015 to May 2016. A total of 60</span></span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> confirmed breast cancer patients who underwent
adjuvant radiotherapy were included. An indigenous reproducible plastic tool (Perspex)
was used as </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">breath holding</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> indicator
scale with </span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">DIBH</span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> technique in 3DCRT</span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. </span></i><span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Paired
sample t-test was used to compare with </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">FB</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> technique. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><i> </i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">The mean age of patients </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">w</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">as</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> 47.32 (SD ¡À 8.33) years.</span><span
%K Breast-Cancer
%K Radiotherapy
%K DIBH
%K Breath Holding Indicator Scale
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=110376