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Changes in the motion position of the heart and the LAD and dosimetric differences were compared by analyzing the planning CT and cone beam CT (CBCT) images.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Heart volume was negatively correlated with the heart <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>5<\/jats:sub> and <jats:italic>D<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>mean<\/jats:sub> and positively correlated with <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>30<\/jats:sub> and <jats:italic>D<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>. Changes in the heart volume were positively correlated with the dose changes in both the heart and the LAD. The lateral (<jats:italic>X<\/jats:italic>-axis) motion of the heart was positively correlated with the heart <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>15<\/jats:sub> and <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>20<\/jats:sub> and the LAD <jats:italic>D<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>, but negatively correlated with the heart <jats:italic>D<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>. Superior\u2013inferior (<jats:italic>Y<\/jats:italic>-axis) motion was negatively correlated with the heart <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>15<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>20<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>30<\/jats:sub>, and <jats:italic>D<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>mean<\/jats:sub> and changes in the LAD dose. Anterior\u2013posterior (<jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic>-axis) motion was positively correlated with changes in both the heart dose and the LAD <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>5<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>15<\/jats:sub>, and <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>20<\/jats:sub> doses. Owing to alterations in the centroids, the heart requires expansions of the planning margins of 1.33, 4.10, and 2.42 mm in the <jats:italic>X<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>Y<\/jats:italic>, and <jats:italic>Z<\/jats:italic> directions, respectively, while the LAD requires expansions of 3.13, 1.79, and 5.43 mm in the corresponding directions. The distances of the cardiac boundary boxes during the different sessions showed a positive correlation with the heart <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>5<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>15,<\/jats:sub><jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>20<\/jats:sub>, <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>30<\/jats:sub>, and <jats:italic>D<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>mean<\/jats:sub> and a negative correlation with the LAD <jats:italic>V<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>5<\/jats:sub> and <jats:italic>D<\/jats:italic><jats:sub>max<\/jats:sub>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>During the implementation of DIBH radiotherapy for the treatment of left-sided breast cancer, dose assessment for the heart and the LAD provided by static CT planning may contain some inaccuracies. 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