Imaging for early stage breast cancer

Dose limits for normal tissues in NSABP B-39/RTOG 0413 protocol

Uninvolved normal breast

V50 < 60 %

Uninvolved normal breast

V100 < 35 %

Contralateral breast

D

< 3 %

max

Ipsilateral lung

V30 < 15 %

Contralateral lung

V5 < 15 %

Heart (right-sided lesions)

V5 < 5 %

Heart (left-sided lesions)

V5 < 40 %

Thyroid

D

= 3 %

max