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ArticleJournal of contemporary brachytherapy2025

Comprehensive analysis of dosimetry correlation and clinical outcomes in image-guided brachytherapy vs. intensity-modulated radiotherapy photon boost after whole breast hypofractionated radiation in post-breast conserving surgery: A 5-year median follow-up data from a tertiary care institution in India.

Rakesh Kapoor, Gokula Krishnan, Divya Khosla, Parsee Tomar, Arun S Oinam, Arnav Tiwari, J S Shahi

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Rakesh KapoorDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Gokula KrishnanDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Divya KhoslaDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Parsee TomarDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Arun S OinamDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
Arnav TiwariDepartment of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
J S ShahiDepartment of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.

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Purpose: This study evaluated dosimetry and clinical correlations between intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) boost and image-guided multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy (MIBT) boost, after whole breast hypofractionated radiation post-breast conserving surgery. Material and methods: A mono-institutional randomized prospective controlled trial was conducted in the Department of Radiotherapy and Clinical Oncology at PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, among fifty patients ( Results: The MIBT group had significantly lower mean cumulative skin and rib D Conclusions: In left-sided breast cancer, image-guided MIBT outperforms photon boost by reducing the cardiac dose. Despite no statistical significance in cosmesis differences, MIBT exhibited marginally enhanced cosmesis than IMRT boost.

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breast cancercosmesisdosimetric correlationIMRT boostIndiainterstitial breast brachytherapyLRRMIBT boosttoxicitywhole breast hypofractionated radiation

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