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Deep inspiration breath-hold, butterfly volumetric modulated arc therapy and daily imaging techniques for mediastinal lymphoma patients have been introduced in a single department. Whilst introducing these techniques, there were many practical lessons to be learned across the patient pathway, from pre-treatment through to treatment delivery.Therapeutic radiographers were key members of the multi-disciplinary team implementing these techniques. This work reflects on the experience of introducing these advanced techniques for mediastinal lymphoma patients and the lessons learnt.
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Deep inspiration breath-hold (DIBH) is an advanced radiotherapy technique that has been shown to have dosimetric benefits in the treatment of patients with mediastinal lymphoma. Whilst there is much published data on the use of DIBH in breast radiotherapy, reports on the use of the technique in mediastinal lymphoma patients remain limited. As the first NHS centre in the UK to implement DIBH in this pt group, we have evaluated our experience and success in using this technique over a 5 year period.