Treatment plan dosimetric impact after catheter stretch during multi-catheter interstitial breast brachytherapy.

Conclusions: Nylon 6/6 catheters stretch during a course of multi-catheter interstitial breast brachytherapy treatment. The observed stretch may affect treatment plan dosimetry, if the catheter internal length is only measured immediately after the insertion. Additional catheter length checks are recommended to verify the actual catheter internal length during the treatment.
PMID: 29204162 [PubMed]

Source: Journal of Contemporary Brachytherapy - December 6, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J Contemp Brachytherapy Source Type: research