Imaging for early stage breast cancer

Multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIBT) vs. intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)

Organ

Parameter

MIBT

IMRT

p

>

heart*

MHD (%)

4.5

2.0

<0.05

< < < <

skin

D

(%)

60.2

87.8

<0.05

1cm3

ribs

D

(%)

45.6

69.3

<0.05

1cm3

contralateral breast D

(%)

3.2

6.7

<0.05

1cm3

contralateral lung D

(%)

3.7

5.6

<0.05

1cm3

*left sided lesions only (21 patients), MHD: mean heart dose

Major et al. Radiother Oncol, 122:17-23. 2017