Supine or Prone Breast Radiation: Upsides and Downsides

The past decade has been accompanied by an increasing body of literature supporting the use of the prone position for patients undergoing whole-breast radiation (1-4). A brief informal review of PubMed reveals that in the 10 years before 2008 there were approximately 20 reports relating to prone breast irradiation, whereas in the 10 years from 2008 to 2018 there were more than 100 reports relating to prone breast irradiation.

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