Imaging for early stage breast cancer

Dosimetrical comparison between multilumen MammoSite and Contura Multilumen Balloon applicators (median values in % of prescribed dose)

V95 V150 V200 Skin max

Rib

max

ML MammoSite (8 pts.)

98.0 31.6

7.4

92.5 92.7

Contura (12 pts.)

97.6 28.2

7.5

98.2 104.0

Both applicators have shown the ability of dose shaping for providing sufficient target coverage while concurrently limiting dose to skin and rib

Fu et al. University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA