Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology
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Clinical Trial
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation using high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy: 12-year update of a prospective clinical study.
To report the 12-year updated results of accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) using multicatheter interstitial high-dose-rate (HDR) brachytherapy (BT). ⋯ Twelve-year results with APBI using HDR multicatheter interstitial implants continue to demonstrate excellent long-term local tumour control, survival, and cosmetic results with a low-rate of late side effects.
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To evaluate the dosimetry of helical tomotherapy (HT) and three-dimensional conformal radiotherapy (3D-CRT) in breast cancer patients undergoing whole breast radiation with simultaneous integrated boost (SIB) of the tumor bed. ⋯ In breast cancer treated with SIB, both HT and 3D-CRT provided adequate target volume coverage and low heart doses. Tumor bed coverage was slightly lower with HT, but HT avoided unnecessary breast overdosage while improving ipsilateral lung dosimetry.