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
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