Dosimetric comparison of organs at risk exposure in multicatheter high-dose-rate interstitial brachytherapy vs. VMAT-based APBI for real patient treatment plans
Purpose To dosimetrically compare multicatheter interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy (MIBT) with two volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT) techniques, i.e., continuous (cVMAT) and tangential (tVMAT), for accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI), specifically focusing on organs at risk (OARs) exposure. Mater...