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The prescription dose was 50\u00a0Gy in 25 fractions. The conformity index (CI) and homogeneity index (HI) of the planning target volume (PTV) were evaluated. For organs at risk, the\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>5<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>10<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>20<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      ,\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>30<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      , and mean dose (\n                      <jats:italic>Dmean<\/jats:italic>\n                      ) of the lungs and heart, as well as the\n                      <jats:italic>Dmean<\/jats:italic>\n                      of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), were analyzed. Beam-on time was recorded for each technique. Statistical analysis and data visualization were performed using R (version 4.3.2).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All three techniques met clinical requirements for target coverage. VMAT achieved the highest CI (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05), with no significant difference in HI (P\u2009&gt;\u20090.05) among the three techniques. HT-2.5 had a slightly lower Whole Lung-Dmean (10.59\u2009\u00b1\u20091.09\u00a0Gy) than VMAT (10.65\u2009\u00b1\u20090.69\u00a0Gy), but the difference was not statistically significant (P\u2009&gt;\u20090.05). Whole Lung-V5% was significantly lower with HT-5 (52.61\u2009\u00b1\u20094.90%) (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and HT-2.5 (50.23\u2009\u00b1\u20094.43%) (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) compared to VMAT (57.24\u2009\u00b1\u20095.37%), while VMAT had significantly lower\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>10<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05)and\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>20<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). For the heart, HT-5 and HT-2.5 provided lower\n                      <jats:italic>Dmean<\/jats:italic>\n                      (5.71\u2009\u00b1\u20091.07\u00a0Gy and 5.40\u2009\u00b1\u20090.94\u00a0Gy) (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05,P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>5<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      (24.25\u2009\u00b1\u20098.25% and 21.88\u2009\u00b1\u20097.37%) (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05,P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) than VMAT (6.37\u2009\u00b1\u20090.95\u00a0Gy and 49.52\u2009\u00b1\u200913.33%). However, heart\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>30<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      was significantly lower with VMAT compared to HT-5 (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and HT-2.5 (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). LAD\n                      <jats:italic>Dmean<\/jats:italic>\n                      was significantly lower with VMAT compared to HT-5 (P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05) and HT-2.5(P\u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Beam-on time was shortest with VMAT (4.5\u2009\u00b1\u20090.5\u00a0min), followed by HT-5 (8.1\u2009\u00b1\u20090.3\u00a0min) and HT-2.5 (14.8\u2009\u00b1\u20090.6\u00a0min).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      All three techniques offer acceptable target coverage for bilateral breast cancer. VMAT provides superior target conformity, LAD sparing, and the shortest treatment time. HT-5 and HT-2.5 demonstrate advantages in cardiac protection, with lower heart\n                      <jats:italic>Dmean<\/jats:italic>\n                      and\n                      <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic>\n                      <jats:sub>\n                        <jats:italic>5<\/jats:italic>\n                      <\/jats:sub>\n                      , while HT-2.5 offers the best reduction in low-dose lung exposure. 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