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In this issue To start this issue, Dr Mark Trombetta, one of the Editorial Board members, writes an editorial on the subject of hypofractionated breast irradiation in the United States: Changing the paradigm through ‘Socialized’ data. Mark explains the changes that are occurring in practice. Traditional radiotherapy training in the management of breast cancer for patients in the United States favoured standard fractionation regimens of 180–200 cGy per fraction due to perceived cosmetic difficulties thought to be associated with larger daily fractions. Currently a complete paradigm shift is ongoing in the United States with many radiation oncologists adopting the hypofractionated regimens long used in Canada and Europe.The subject of breast cancer continues in the first three original papers, in the first paper, Mc Partland, Nice, Soo and Menna; present their research into the dosimetric benefits of deep inspirational breath holding for left-sided breast cancer – the experience from the patient’s perspective. The dosimetric benefits of deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) in reducing cardiac dose are well documented; however reports on the patient’s personal experience with this technique are limited. The purpose of this research was to investigate DIBH from the patient’s perspective and to provide recommendations to further improve the patient experience.A http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice Cambridge University Press

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Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice , Volume 14 (3): 3 – Aug 24, 2015
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Cambridge University Press
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1467-1131
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10.1017/S1460396915000345
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To start this issue, Dr Mark Trombetta, one of the Editorial Board members, writes an editorial on the subject of hypofractionated breast irradiation in the United States: Changing the paradigm through ‘Socialized’ data. Mark explains the changes that are occurring in practice. Traditional radiotherapy training in the management of breast cancer for patients in the United States favoured standard fractionation regimens of 180–200 cGy per fraction due to perceived cosmetic difficulties thought to be associated with larger daily fractions. Currently a complete paradigm shift is ongoing in the United States with many radiation oncologists adopting the hypofractionated regimens long used in Canada and Europe.The subject of breast cancer continues in the first three original papers, in the first paper, Mc Partland, Nice, Soo and Menna; present their research into the dosimetric benefits of deep inspirational breath holding for left-sided breast cancer – the experience from the patient’s perspective. The dosimetric benefits of deep inspiration breath hold (DIBH) in reducing cardiac dose are well documented; however reports on the patient’s personal experience with this technique are limited. The purpose of this research was to investigate DIBH from the patient’s perspective and to provide recommendations to further improve the patient experience.A

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