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. 2008 Jan 10;3:2. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-3-2

Table 2.

Individual data of patients with heart exposure from prophylactic breast radiation therapy.

Patientnr. Age (years) Heart disease CT-based beam energy Skin-heart distance Exposure
1 65 yes 12 MeV 5,1 cm Moderate
2 65 yes 9 MeV 4,2 cm Moderate
3 75 yes 9 MeV 4,0 cm Distinct
4 75 no 6 MeV 2,6 cm Moderate
5 75 no 9 MeV 3,7 cm Distinct
6 65 no 6 MeV 3,1 cm Moderate**
7 75 no 6 MeV 3,8 cm Moderate**
8 75 yes 6 MeV 4,0 cm Moderate**
9 75 yes 6 MeV 3,9 cm Moderate**
10 75 yes 6 MeV 3,3 cm Distinct**
11* 64 no 6 MeV 3,9 cm Moderate**
12* 83 no 6 MeV 3,9 cm Moderate**

* prostate cancer patient

**when using the standard 9 MeV beam in the absence of CT scan information