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
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