Early experience demonstrates that the electronic brachytherapy system performed as expected. Electronic brachytherapy has similar acute toxicity profiles to other high dose rate approaches for accelerated partial breast irradiation and offers the convenience of having the treatment in an unshielded room.
IORT utilizing EBX is emerging as a feasible, well-tolerated alternative to postsurgical APBI. Further research and longer follow-up data on EBX and other IORT methods are needed to establish the clinical efficacy and safety of this treatment.
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