APBI 2016

Multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIBT) vs. intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)

Organ heart *

Parameter MHD (%)

MIBT

IMRT

p

>

4.5

2.0

<0.05

< < < <

skin

D 1cm3

(%)

60.2

87.8

<0.05

ribs

D 1cm3

(%)

45.6

69.3

<0.05

contralateral breast

D 1cm3

(%)

3.2

6.7

<0.05

contralateral lung

D 1cm3

(%)

3.7

5.6

<0.05

*left sided lesions only (21 patients), MHD: mean heart dose

Major et al. Radiother Oncol, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2016.08.003