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Published by Via Medica.  \nAll rights reserved. e-ISSN 2083–4640  \nISSN 1507–1367  \nISSN: 1507–1367  \nRESEARCH PAPER  \nReports of Practical Oncology and Radiotherapy 2025, Volume 30, Number 5, pages: 589–598  \nDOI: 10.5603/rpor.107871  \nSubmitted: 07.02.2025  \nAccepted: 31.07.2025  \nImproving patient positioning and posture for breast cancer radiotherapy using DIBH and SGRT techniques by modifying fixation devices and tightening SGRT tolerances  \nLauri Järvinen1, 2, Marko Laaksomaa3, Mikko Björkqvist1, 2, Jani Keyriläinen1, 2, 4  \n1Department of Medical Physics, Turku University Hospital and University of Turku, Turku, Finland 2Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland  \n3Department of Oncology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland  \n4Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland  \nABSTRACT  \nBackground: Surface guided radiotherapy (SGRT) aids to place the patient in the correct position before radiotherapy. The aim of this retrospective observational study was to investigate how modifying patient fixation devices and tightening SGRT tolerances reduces residual errors and interfractional positioning variability in patients’ position and posture for deep inspiration breath hold radiotherapy (RT) of breast cancer.  \nMaterials and methods: The patient fixation devices were changed by introducing a 10° wedge-shaped foam cushion under the patients’ back and rotating the previously used knee wedge to support the pelvic position more tightly. Additionally, the SGRT tolerance values were tightened from 8 or 12 mm to 5 mm. Patient Group A (n = 25) had had breast-conserving surgery and Group B (n = 25) mastectomy before RT. Residual errors of bony landmarks, breast outline and indicators of patient posture were retrospectively analyzed in a treatment planning system from 472 and 467 fractions before, and from 571 and 665 fractions after modifications for Groups A and B, respectively.  \nResults: Statistically significant improvements (p \u003C 0.05) in residual errors were found at the positions ofthe shoulder joint, T1 and T2 vertebrae (Group B), and the sternum (Groups A and B), as well as the rib cage (Group B) and the breast outline (Group A) in kV images. Systematic error for patient pitch decreased from 3.7 mm to 2.0 mm (Group A) and from 3.2 mm to 1.8 mm (Group B) (p \u003C 0.05) .  \nConclusions: The modifications improved patients’ position and pitch.  \nKeywords: surface-guided radiotherapy; breast cancer; deep inspiration breath-hold; radiotherapy; image-guidance Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2025;30(5):589–598  \nIntroduction  \nRadiotherapy (RT) is a common form of breast cancer treatment due to its reduction of recurrence after surgery of the tumour as well as lymph nodes containing metastases [1] . In the surgery, either  \nthe breast tumour is removed with margins conserving the breast, or the entire breast is removed (mastectomy) . In locoregional disease, in addition to the breast or chest wall, supraclavicular lymph node regions are also irradiated. In this case, positioning of the moving shoulder joint and thoracic  \nAddress for correspondence: Lauri Järvinen, TYKS Turku University Hospital, Department of Medical Physics and Department of Radiation Oncology, P.O. Box 52 FIN-20521 Turku, Finland; [e-mail: lauri.jarvinen@varha.fi](e-mail: lauri.jarvinen@varha.fi)  \nThis article is available in open access under Creative Common Attribution-Non-Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license, allowing to download articles and share them with others as long as they credit the authors and the publisher, but without permission to change them in any way or use them commercially  \n[https://journals.viamedica.pl/rpor](https://journals.viamedica.pl/rpor)  \n589  \nspine must also be taken into account in the patient’s positioning [2]. 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