Radiation Therapy: The Breast Cancer Patient Experience Kylie Hewitt Radiation Therapist Southern Blood & Cancer Service.

Radiation Therapy: The Breast Cancer Patient

Experience

Kylie HewittRadiation Therapist

Southern Blood & Cancer Service

Southern Blood & Cancer Service

CT Simulation

• Scan patient in treatment position– Comfortable– Reproducible

• Mark on field borders & reference points

Tattoos

Planning

Planning

• CT downloaded into planning software

• PTV and Critical Structures contoured

Planning

Planning

Treatment

• 4 weeks post FSA• 5 days per week

for 3-5 weeks

• Align patient using tattoos & lasers

• RTs leave room to operate machine remotely

Treatment Verification

On Treatment Review Clinics

• 3 times per week

• Side effect assessment– Skin reaction

• Aqueous cream• Mepitel film

– Fatigue

• F/U with Radiation Oncologist 4-6 weeks post treatment

Questions..?