APBI 2016

Multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIBT) vs. 3D conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT)

- treatment plans of 15 patients for MIBT and 3D-CRT using identical CT data - 10 x 3.4 Gy for MIBT and 5 x 6 Gy for 3D-CRT

MIBT

3D-CRT

p

< < < <

(Gy)

4.0 8.5 2.8 2.5

5.1

< 0.05

Lung - D mean

Lung – V10 (%) Heart - D mean Heart – V10 (%)

10.0

0.14 0.09 0.15

(Gy)

3.2 2.8

Anbumani et al. Rep Pract Onc Radiother 17:200-206. 2012