Organ
Parameter
MIBT
IMRT
p
PTV/PTVeval
COIN
0.69
0.85
<0.05
ipsilateral breast
V90 (%)
11.1
20.3
<0.05
non-target breast
V90 (%)
3.6
4.8
<0.05
ipsilateral lung
MLD (%)
5.1
7.1
<0.05
MLD: mean lung dose
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<
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Multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIBT)
vs. intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
Major et al. Radiother Oncol,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2016.08.003