Imaging for early stage breast cancer

Technical features of brachytherapy

Brachy

# pts

CTV (cm 3 )

Ref. iso. (Gy/h)

Dose (Gy)

# fractions

# needles

# planes

LDR

-

-

27 (12.4%)

0.80 [0.40-1]

46 [30-55]

5 [3-7]

2 [1-2]

PDR

-

88 (40.6%)

67.9 [18-165]

0.80 [0.70-1]

50.4 [49-50]

9 [3-18]

3 [1-5]

HDR 102

-

62.0 [23-157]

32 [22-36]

8 [5-10]

8 [4-19]

2 [1-4]

(47.0%)

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