Review paper<br>Multi-catheter interstitial accelerated partial breast irradiation – tips and tricks for a good insertion

Johann I. Tang; Poh Wee Tan; Vicky Yanling Koh; Shaik Ahmad Buhari

doi:10.5114/jcb.2014.40767

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Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy

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Review paper
Multi-catheter interstitial accelerated partial breast irradiation – tips and tricks for a good insertion

Johann I. Tang

,

Poh Wee Tan

,

Vicky Yanling Koh

,

Shaik Ahmad Buhari

J Contemp Brachytherapy 2014; 6, 1: 85–90

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jcb.2014.40767

Online publish date: 2014/02/19

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Adjuvant radiotherapy is recommended post breast conserving surgery. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI) offers a more attractive shorter course of treatment over 5 days compared to standard conventional external beam radiotherapy, which is often protracted. Multi-catheter interstitial APBI offers excellent dosimetric coverage. This article describes two insertion techniques for multi-catheter interstitial APBI, the operator dependent freehand technique, and the easier to learn template technique. The indications, benefits, and drawbacks of these two techniques are discussed.

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Review paperMulti-catheter interstitial accelerated partial breast irradiation – tips and tricks for a good insertion

Johann I. Tang , Poh Wee Tan , Vicky Yanling Koh , Shaik Ahmad Buhari

breast, multi-catheter, brachytherapy

Review paper
Multi-catheter interstitial accelerated partial breast irradiation – tips and tricks for a good insertion

Johann I. Tang

,

Poh Wee Tan

,

Vicky Yanling Koh

,

Shaik Ahmad Buhari