Radiation Therapy: The Breast Cancer Patient Experience

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Radiation Therapy The Breast Cancer Patient
Experience

• Kylie Hewitt
• Radiation Therapist
• Southern Blood Cancer Service

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Southern Blood Cancer Service
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CT Simulation

• Scan patient in treatment position
• Comfortable
• Reproducible
• Mark on field borders reference points

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Tattoos
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Planning
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Planning

• CT downloaded into planning software
• PTV and Critical Structures contoured

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Planning
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Planning
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Treatment

• 4 weeks post FSA
• 5 days per week for 3-5 weeks
• Align patient using tattoos lasers
• RTs leave room to operate machine remotely

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Treatment Verification
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On Treatment Review Clinics

• 3 times per week
• Side effect assessment
• Skin reaction
• Aqueous cream
• Mepitel film
• Fatigue
• F/U with Radiation Oncologist 4-6 weeks post
  treatment

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Questions..?