Deep Inspiration Breath Hold (DIBH) is a technique where patients take a deep breath and hold it while radiation therapy is being delivered. Filling the lungs with air increases the distance between the target of radiation therapy (a lung or breast tumour) and the heart. This reduces that chance of the heart tissue being damaged during radiation treatment. The BRAVEHeart trial utilises an audiovisual feedback device (Breathe Well) to assist the patient in controlling their breathing pattern and it will be tested in patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
Project status: 28 patients recruited. Open to recruitment.
Study size: 40 breast cancer patients
Site: Royal North Shore Hospital
Contact: Youssef Ben Bouchta [email protected]