Inverse planning and inverse implanting for breast interstitial brachytherapy. Introducing a new anatomy specific breast interstitial template (ASBIT).

Karagiannis, Efstratios; Leczynski, Agnes; Tselis, Nikolaos; Psanis, Emmanouil; Steckenreiter, Oliver; Milickovic, Natasa; Bon, Dimitra; Strouthos, Iosif et al. · Radiother Oncol · 2018

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

An innovative template, based on thoracic cage surface reconstructions for breast interstitial brachytherapy was developed. Hybrid-inverse-planning-optimisation-based implantations and brachytherapy plans, using three custom anthropomorphic breast phantoms, were utilised for its validation. A user independent, inverse planning and inverse implanting technique is proposed.

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