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

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.

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology - June 19, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Efstratios Karagiannis, Agnes Leczynski, Nikolaos Tselis, Emmanouil Psanis, Oliver Steckenreiter, Natasa Milickovic, Dimitra Bon, Iosif Strouthos, Konstantinos Ferentinos, Peter Hass, G ünther Gademann, Dimos Baltas, Nikolaos Zamboglou Source Type: research