450 / 1674
Organ
Parameter
MIBT
IMRT
p
heart
*
MHD (%)
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
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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