Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Röntgengesellschaft ... [et al]
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Controlled Clinical Trial
Accelerated partial-breast irradiation with interstitial implants: the clinical relevance of the calculation of skin doses.
To describe relative skin dose estimations and their impact on cosmetic outcome in interstitial multicatheter accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI). ⋯ The appraisal of skin doses has been shown to be relevant to the achievement of excellent cosmetic outcome. Further investigations are necessary, especially on the basis of CT-based brachytherapy planning, to further improve the treatment results of multicatheter APBI.