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Prone versus supine

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• Prone position: lower irradiated small bowel V

• Prone on a belly board: more significant small bowel V reduction

• Possible effect on reduction of GI morbidity

Conclusion: prone positioning on a belly board can reduce the small bowel dose. Dose reduction depends on the IMRT technique used.

Wiesendanger-Wittmer EM, et al. Radiother Oncol 2012