Abstract
Studies evaluating accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) as an alternative adjuvant treatment after breast-conserving surgery for early-stage breast cancer have demonstrated excellent outcomes [17, 18, 22]. The method with the longest-standing history and supporting outcome data for APBI is multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy. The advent of a single-channel intracavitary device, the MammoSite balloon, has allowed a more simple and reproducible approach and has in turn led to a significant increase in the number of patients treated with APBI. Second-generation APBI methods have been built upon on favorable clinical outcomes while overcoming certain limitations inherent in these techniques.
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Patel, R.R. (2016). Intracavitary Brachytherapy: Techniques, Data, Toxicity. In: Arthur, D., Vicini, F., Wazer, D., Khan, A. (eds) Short Course Breast Radiotherapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24388-7_17
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