DE-MR simulation imaging for prone radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery: assessing its application in lumpectomy cavity delineation based on deformable image registration

Table 1 Characteristics of 26 patients studied

Characteristics	No. of cases (%)
Age (y), median (range)	45 (29–53)
Breast side
Left	12 (46.15)
Right	14 (53.85)
Tumor Location
OUQ	12 (46.15)
OLQ	2 (7.69)
IUQ	7 (26.92)
ILQ	0 ( 0.00)
Central portion of breast	5 (19.23)
Stage
T1b	7 (26.92)
T1c	16 (61.54)
T2	3 (11.54)
Pathologic type
IDC	20 (76.92)
DCIS	6 (23.08)
SCS
0	16 (61.54)
1	7 (26.92)
2	3 (11.54)
No. of titanium surgical clips
5	17 (65.38)
6	9 (34.62)
Time interval from surgery to planning CT scan (days), median (range)	122 (30–198)

OUQ outer upper quadrant, OLQ outer lower quadrant, IUQ inter upper quadrant, ILQ inter lower quadrant, DCIS Ductal carcinoma in situ, IDC Invasive ductal carcinoma, SCS seroma clarity score

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