2009
DOI: 10.1080/02841860802537916
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Review of MammoSite brachytherapy: Advantages, disadvantages and clinical outcomes

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“…If used as monotherapy, the MammoSite brachytherapy (MB) treatment course is completed within 5 days, delivering two fractions of 3.4 Gy per day at 10 mm from the balloon surface with a minimum of 6 h between fractions [6,9]. The advantages, disadvantages and clinical outcomes associated with MB have recently been compiled [10]. The MB allows not only to shorten the treatment time but also limits the dose to the normal tissues such as the lung, the heart in appropriately selected patients.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…If used as monotherapy, the MammoSite brachytherapy (MB) treatment course is completed within 5 days, delivering two fractions of 3.4 Gy per day at 10 mm from the balloon surface with a minimum of 6 h between fractions [6,9]. The advantages, disadvantages and clinical outcomes associated with MB have recently been compiled [10]. The MB allows not only to shorten the treatment time but also limits the dose to the normal tissues such as the lung, the heart in appropriately selected patients.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…MammoSite RTS is suitable for ductal carcinoma in situ, as well as invasive carcinoma (Besaleh et al, 2009). The location of the tumor and post-surgical seroma determine whether a patient is a candidate for this treatment.…”
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“…Effect of a simple correction on the estimation of volumes using the spreadsheet. The correction consists of multiplying the PTV_eval by 1.25 and adding 300 cm3 to the breast volume. Also shown for comparison is the original volume determined by the spreadsheet for the whole breast.…”
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