Benefits of Radiotherapy with Indigenous Tools Aiding Deep Inspiration Breath Holding Technique Compared to Free Breathing Technique among Breast Cancer Patients in Bangladesh
Background: Post-operative breast radiotherapy is used to
reduce recurrence. The aim of this
study was to investigate the outcomes of Deep Inspiration Breath-Hold (DIBH) technique with indigenous breath holding indicator scale in 3DCRT for
breast cancer radiotherapy over Free Breathing (FB) technique. Methods: An observational study conductedat the Department of Radiation
Oncology at National Institute of Cancer Research and Hospital, Dhaka and Square Hospital Limited,
Dhaka, Bangladesh from June 2015 to May 2016. A total of 60 confirmed breast cancer patients who underwent
adjuvant radiotherapy were included. An indigenous reproducible plastic tool (Perspex)
was used as breath holding indicator
scale with DIBH technique in 3DCRT. Paired
sample t-test was used to compare with FB technique. Results:The mean age of patients was 47.32 (SD ± 8.33) years.
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