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Breast Cancer
Contrast medium and air in MammoSite treatment caused dose perturbations
October 20th, 2005
Dose perturbations were caused by contrast medium and air in MammoSite treatment. According to recent research from the United States, "In the management of early breast cancer, a partial breast irradiation technique called MammoSite (Proxima Therapeutic Inc., Alpharetta, GA) has been advocated in recent years. In MammoSite, a balloon implanted at the surgical cavity during tumor excision is filled with a radio-opaque solution, and radiation is delivered via a high dose rate brachytherapy source situated at the center of the balloon." "Frequently air may be introduced during placement of the balloon and/or injection of the contrast solution into the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2005-10-20)
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