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If treating a patient with prior breast augmentation with whole breast radiation, would you alter your field setup?  

For standard tangential radiation would you pull the field edge forward to avoid radiation dose to the entire implant?  



Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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Radiation Oncologist at Edward-Elmhurst Health
I have a lady in her 50s with an R breast IDC, pT1...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
If the implant is behind pectoral, then CTV is bre...
Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
Agree with @Sushil Beriwal. I have treated cases l...
Radiation Oncologist at Edward-Elmhurst Health
Thank you!
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
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Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
It is a function whether implant is pre or retrope...
Radiation Oncologist at University of Texas Medical Branch
I would use DIBH in these patients too.
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Also have used localized Bolus on surgical bed are...
Radiation Oncologist at Texas Oncology-Arlington Cancer Center North
@Sushil Beriwal, how does the location of the impl...
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