Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of the Informational Content of Setup Verification Images for Patients Receiving Breast Radiation Therapy (Anterior EPI)
Lead Sponsor:
British Columbia Cancer Agency
Conditions:
Breast Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if an alternative imaging protocol done at the time of radiotherapy treatments for patients with breast cancer can improve accuracy in patient set-up.
Detailed Description
Accurate patient positioning is critical in Radiation Therapy. Electronic imaging is used to compare a patient's actual treatment position, with that which was planned from an initial CT scan. Radiati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients (male or female) receiving tangential breast/chest wall radiotherapy only, or three or four field breast/chest wall and nodal radiotherapy will be eligible.
Exclusion
- Those patients receiving partial breast treatment, those patients requiring an electron match field, those on another breast cancer radiotherapy trial, those who require radiotherapy using deep inspiration breath hold or multi-field intensity modulated radiotherapy, and all non-breast cancer patients will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00800189
Start Date
August 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
March 9 2012
Active Locations (1)
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BCCA - Vancouver Island Cancer Centre
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8R 6V5