Comparison of Set-up Reproducibility Between Prone and Supine Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) for the Adjuvant Treatment of Breast Carcinoma After Lumpectomy

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Breast Carcinoma

Treatments: Behavioral: prone and supine position

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00887692

2009/185

Details and patient eligibility

About

10 patients will be treated alternating daily between prone and supine position for breast radiotherapy to compare set-up accuracy. Prone treatment will be given on the odds days and supine treatment on the even days.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• female patients
• multidisciplinary decision of adjuvant radiotherapy after lumpectomy for breast cancer
• minimum 18 years
• informed consent obtained, signed and dated before specific protocol procedures.

Exclusion criteria

• mastectomy
• need for axillary irradiation
• bilateral breast irradiation
• previous irradiation at the same time
• pregnant or breastfeeding
• mental condition rendering the patient unable to understand the nature, scope and possible consequences of the study.
• patient unlikely to comply with the protocol; i.e. uncooperative attitude, inability to return for follow-up visits, and unlikely to complete the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)