Breast brachytherapy review defines practical standards for APBI delivery
Successful breast brachytherapy depends on careful patient selection, suitable cavity anatomy, sound implant geometry, accurate reconstruction, and rigorous treatment QA.
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Five-fraction partial breast re-irradiation showed low toxicity after repeat lumpectomy
Twenty-five selected patients had 96% crude local control and no grade 3 toxicity after 26 Gy in five fractions.
Fat necrosis remained low after single-fraction stereotactic partial breast irradiation
Single-fraction GammaPod partial breast irradiation produced 12.1% fat necrosis and 4.1% symptomatic fat necrosis in a phase 2 trial.
Partial breast irradiation projected lower secondary lung cancer risk than whole breast irradiation
Partial breast irradiation projected lower lifetime secondary lung cancer risk than whole breast irradiation in Korean early-stage breast cancer cohorts.
Five-fraction partial breast irradiation with helical tomotherapy showed favorable dosimetry and mild toxicity
Five-fraction helical tomotherapy achieved favorable organ sparing, while the planning target volume-to-breast ratio was associated with higher ipsilateral breast dose.