The Use of Breast Cup Immobilization in Radiation Therapy and Patient-Reported Outcomes on Cosmesis and Pain
From our patients' perspective, the use of a breast cup during radiation therapy did not negatively impact breast cosmesis or pain when compared with patients treated without a cup. Furthermore, breast cup use was also found to produce a lower overall mean heart dose in patients with left-sided breast cancer.
Authors
- Kate Aldridge
- Daniel Chapman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5230-5397)
- Kent A. Griffith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2598-4328)
- A.N. Matsumoto
- M. Mietzel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3222-9849)
- Eleanor Walker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5141-9658)
- Meizhen Yin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8519-8578)
Institutions
- University of Michigan (US)
- The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Advances in Radiation Oncology
- Published
- 2025-03-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adro.2025.101759
- Primary Topic
- Breast Implant and Reconstruction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00