Patients with breast cancer who underwent CT scans in the prone position experienced significantly less radiation exposure to their hearts and lungs than patients who were in the supine position, ...

<After Ivy Berry's last radiation treatment for breast cancer, she rang a victory bell three times. It's a tradition for patients wrapping up their therapy at <strong ...

(HealthDay News) – For most women with breast cancer, prone positioning during computed tomography (CT) simulation scans correlates with a reduction in the amount of heart and lung irradiation, ...

A new treatment board which allows patients to lie on their stomach in the prone position during radiation treatment is proving more effective for breast cancer patients, experts report. A new ...

Mercy Health — Lorain is expanding its radiation oncology services for breast cancer patients, adding prone positioning to its treatment offerings, according to a news release. Prone breast radiation ...

Prone position--or lying face down--could reduce the amount of radiation received by the heart and lungs in patients undergoing breast cancer radiotherapy. A group led by Silvia Formenti, M.D., of the ...

For the Telegraph ALTON – Breast cancer treatment is taking another step forward at Alton Memorial Hospital with the addition of a prone breast board. Funded by the AMH White Cross Auxiliary, the ...

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