BACKGROUND Early stage breast cancer patients are long-term survivors and finding techniques that may lower acute and late radiotherapy-induced toxicity is crucial. We compared dosimetry of wedged tangential fields (W-TF), tangential field intensity-modulated radiotherapy (TF-IMRT) and multi-beam IMRT (MB-IMRT) in prone and supine positions for whole-breast irradiation (WBI). METHODS MB-IMRT,...

INTRODUCTION Traditionally, the prone position is used for dissecting the popliteal fossa, which requires endotracheal intubation. Access to the airway in this position is limited, hence the complications. It is not surprising that the prone position is not favoured by the anaesthetists, especially in patients with a high body mass index. We describe a safe and novel alternative to the prone po...

background: intramuscular injection is one of the effective methods of drug administration. yet the procedure is painful and avoided if at all possible. this study examines the effectiveness of simultaneous rhythmic breathing and z – track method in prone position with foot internal rotation on reducing the pain of intramuscular injection. methods: this quasi experimental (before and after) stu...

PURPOSE To analyze dosimetric parameters of patients receiving adjuvant breast radiotherapy (RT) in the prone versus supine position. METHODS AND MATERIALS Forty-one out of 55 patients with pendulous breasts and candidates for adjuvant RT were enrolled in the study after informed consent. They underwent computed tomography (CT)-simulation in both prone and supine position. Target and non targ...

BACKGROUND Prone whole breast irradiation (WBI) leads to reduced heart and lung doses in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy. In this feasibility trial, we investigated the prone position for whole breast + lymph node irradiation (WB + LNI). METHODS A new support device was developed for optimal target coverage, on which patients are positioned in a position resembling a ph...

BACKGROUND In recent years, the prone sleeping position has emerged as the strongest modifiable risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome, the leading cause of infant mortality between 1 month and 1 year of age in the United States. Since April 1992, sudden infant death syndrome risk-reduction strategies have included the promotion of the back or side sleeping position (nonprone) for healthy...

BACKGROUND Prone breast positioning reduces skin reaction and heart and lung dose, but may also reduce radiation dose to axillary lymph nodes (ALNs). METHODS Women with early stage breast cancer treated with whole breast irradiation (WBI) in the prone position were identified. Patients treated in the supine position were matched for treating physician, laterality, and fractionation. Ipsilater...

The mortality associated with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) remains high. It has been suggested that use of the prone position may improve survival. However, approaches to the use of the position are often haphazard. The development of clinical guidelines indicating the need for the prone position in ARDS and the process by which the manoeuvre may be performed were thought to be im...