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Clinical Studies

Aburabia M, Roses RE, Kuerer HM, Fine R, Beitsch PD, Goyal S, Haffty B, Lyden M, Vicini FA. Axillary Failure in Patients Treated with MammoSite Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 May 3. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 21537870.

Ahmed HM, Dipiro PJ, Devlin PM, Nguyen ML, Bellon JR. Mammographic Appearance Following Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation by Using MammoSite Brachytherapy. Radiology. 2010 Mar 23. [Epub ahead of print]

Andrews S, Wilcoxon R, Benda J, Jacobson G. Angiosarcoma following MammoSite partial breast irradiation. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2010 Nov; 124(1):279-82. Epub 2010 May 23.

Arthur DW, Vicini FA. MammoSite RTS: the reporting of initial experiences and how to interpret. Ann Surg Oncol. 2004 Aug; 11(8):723-4. Epub 2004 Jul 12.

Astrahan MA, Jozsef G, Streeter OE Jr. Optimization of MammoSite therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jan 1; 58(1):220-32.

Astrahan MA. HDR quality assurance methods for personal digital assistants. Med Dosim. 2004 Fall;29(3):166-72.

Azria D, Hennequin C. [Impact of radiotherapy modalities on local control and survival in adjuvant breast cancer treatment]. Cancer Radiother. 2009 Sep; 13(5):434-45. Epub 2009 Mar 19.

Baltas D, Lymperopoulou G, Zamboglou N. On the use of HDR 60Co source with the MammoSite radiation therapy system. Med Phys. 2008 Dec; 35(12):5263-8.

Beitsch P, Vicini F, Keisch M, Haffty B, Shaitelman S, Lyden M. Five-year outcome of patients classified in the "unsuitable" category using the American Society of Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) Consensus Panel guidelines for the application of accelerated partial breast irradiation: an analysis of patients treated on the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite^® Registry trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Oct;17(Suppl 3):219-25. Epub 2010 Sep 19.

Beitsch PD, Hodge CW, Dowlat K, Francescatti D, Gittleman MA, Israel P, Nelson JC, Potruch T, Snider HC Jr, Whitworth P, Zannis VJ, Patel RR. The surgeon's role in breast brachytherapy. Breast J. 2009 Jan-Feb; 15(1):93-100.

Beitsch PD, Shaitelman SF, Vicini FA. Accelerated partial breast irradiation. J Surg Oncol. 2011 Mar 15;103(4):362-8. doi: 10.1002/jso.21785. PubMed PMID: 21337572.

Belkacé mi Y, Azria D. [New tools in adjuvant breast cancer radiotherapy]. Bull Cancer. 2007 Apr 1; 94(4):389-97.

Belkacé mi Y, Chauvet MP, Giard S, Poupon L, Castellanos ME, Villette S, Bonodeau F, Cabaret V, Lartigau E. [Partial breast irradiation: high dose rate peroperative brachytherapy technique using the MammoSite]. Cancer Radiother. 2003 Nov; 7 Suppl 1:129s-136s.

Belkacé mi Y, Chauvet MP, Giard S, Villette S, Lacornerie T, Bonodeau

F, Baranzelli MC, Bonneterre J, Lartigau E. Partial breast irradiation as sole therapy for low risk breast carcinoma: early toxicity, cosmesis and quality of life results of a MammoSite brachytherapy phase II study. Radiother Oncol. 2009 Jan; 90(1):23-9. Epub 2008 Aug 8.

Belkacé mi Y, Vicini F. High-dose brachytherapy using MammoSite applicator: "Our doubts are traitors, and makes us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt !". Radiother Oncol. 2007 Mar; 82(3):354-5; author reply 355-6. Epub 2006 Nov 27.

Benitez PR, Keisch ME, Vicini F, Stolier A, Scroggins T, Walker A, White J, Hedberg P, Hebert M, Arthur D, Zannis V, Quiet C, Streeter O, Silverstein M. Five-year results: the initial clinical trial of MammoSite balloon brachytherapy for partial breast irradiation in early-stage breast cancer. Am J Surg. 2007 Oct; 194(4):456-62.

Benitez PR, Streeter O, Vicini F, Mehta V, Quiet C, Kuske R, Hayes MK, Arthur D, Kuerer H, Freedman G, Keisch M, Dipetrillo T, Khan D, Hudes R. Preliminary results and evaluation of MammoSite balloon brachytherapy for partial breast irradiation for pure ductal carcinoma in situ: a phase II clinical study. Am J Surg. 2006 Oct; 192(4):427-33.

Bensaleh S, Bezak E, Borg M. Review of MammoSite brachytherapy: advantages, disadvantages and clinical outcomes. Acta Oncol. 2009; 48(4):487-94.

Bensaleh S, Bezak E. Investigation of source position uncertainties & balloon deformation in MammoSite brachytherapy on treatment effectiveness. Australas Phys Eng Sci Med. 2010 Mar 19. [Epub ahead of print]

Beriwal S, Coon D, Kim H, Haley M, Patel R, Das R. Multicatheter hybrid breast brachytherapy: a potential alternative for patients with inadequate skin distance. Brachytherapy. 2008 Oct-Dec; 7(4):301-4. Epub 2008 Sep 3.

Borg M, Yeoh E, Bochner M, Butters J, van Doorn T, Farshid G, Kollias J, Kotasek D, Gill G, Lim A, Olver I, Parnis F, Rush G. Feasibility study on the MammoSite in early-stage breast cancer: initial experience. Australas Radiol. 2007 Feb; 51(1):53-61.

Bourgier C, Pichenot C, Verstraet R, Heymann S, Biron B, Balleyguier C, Delaloge S, Mathieu MC, Uzan C, Garbay JR, Bourhis J, Taghian A, Marsiglia H. [Accelerated partial breast irradiation: Bifractionated 40Gy in one week. A French pilot phase II study.]. Cancer Radiother. 2010 Jul 29. [Epub ahead of print] French.

Bovi J, Qi XS, White J, Li XA. Comparison of three accelerated partial breast irradiation techniques: treatment effectiveness based upon biological models. Radiother Oncol. 2007 Sep; 84(3):226-32. Epub 2007 Aug 10.

Brashears JH, Dragun AE, Jenrette JM. Late chest wall toxicity after MammoSite breast brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2009 Jan-Mar;8(1):19-25. Epub 2008 Oct 26.

Brown S, McLaughlin M, Pope DK, Haile K, Hughes L, Israel PZ, Lyden M. A dosimetric comparison of the Contura multilumen balloon breast brachytherapy catheter vs. the single-lumen MammoSite balloon device in patients treated with accelerated partial breast irradiation at a single institution. Brachytherapy. 2010 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print]

Cazeca MJ, Medich DC, Munro JJ 3rd. Effects of breast-air and breast-lung interfaces on the dose rate at the planning target volume of a MammoSite catheter for Yb-169 and Ir-192 HDR sources. Med Phys. 2010 Aug; 37(8):4038-45.

Chao KK, Vicini FA, Wallace M, Mitchell C, Chen P, Ghilezan M, Gilbert S, Kunzman J, Benitez P, Martinez A. Analysis of treatment efficacy, cosmesis, and toxicity using the MammoSite breast brachytherapy catheter to deliver accelerated partial-breast irradiation: the william beaumont hospital experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Sep 1; 69(1):32-40. Epub 2007 Apr 30.

Chen PY, Vicini FA. Partial breast irradiation. Patient selection, guidelines for treatment, and current results. Front Radiat Ther Oncol. 2007; 40:253-71.

Chen S, Dickler A, Kirk M, Shah A, Jokich P, Solmos G, Strauss J, Dowlatshahi K, Nguyen C, Griem K. Patterns of failure after MammoSite brachytherapy partial breast irradiation: a detailed analysis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Sep 1; 69(1):25-31.

Cheng CW, Mitra R, Li XA, Das IJ. Dose perturbations due to contrast medium and air in mammosite treatment: an experimental and Monte Carlo study. Med Phys. 2005 Jul; 32(7):2279-87.

Chopra S. In regards to Dickler et al.: Treatment volume and dose optimization of mammosite breast brachytherapy applicator (Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2004; 59:469-474). Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Feb 1; 61(2):630; author reply 630-1.

Cuttino LW, Heffernan J, Vera R, Rosu M, Ramakrishnan VR, Arthur DW. Association Between Maximal Skin Dose and Breast Brachytherapy Outcome: A Proposal for More Rigorous Dosimetric Constraints. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011 Feb 9.

Cuttino LW, Keisch M, Jenrette JM, Dragun AE, Prestidge BR, Quiet CA, Vicini FA, Rescigno J, Wazer DE, Kaufman SA, Ramakrishnan VR, Patel R, Arthur DW. Multi-institutional experience using the MammoSite radiation therapy system in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer: 2-year results. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 May 1;71(1):107-14. Epub 2007 Nov 26.

Cuttino LW, Todor D, Rosu M, Arthur DW. A Comparison of Skin and Chest Wall Dose Delivered with Multicatheter, Contura Multilumen Balloon, and MammoSite Breast Brachytherapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Mar 27. [Epub ahead of print]

Cuttino LW, Todor D, Rosu M, Arthur DW. Skin and chest wall dose with multi-catheter and MammoSite breast brachytherapy: Implications for late toxicity. Brachytherapy. 2009 Apr-Jun; 8(2):223-6. Epub 2009 Feb 10.

Dickler A, Dowlatshahi K. Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2009 Jan; 6(1):27-31.

Dickler A, Khan AJ. Accelerated partial breast irradiation using the MammoSite device. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007 Jun; 4(6):324-5.

Dickler A, Kirk M, Choo J, Hsi WC, Chu J, Dowlatshahi K, Francescatti D, Nguyen C. Treatment volume and dose optimization of MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004 Jun 1; 59(2):469-74.

Dickler A, Kirk MC, Choo J, Hsi WC, Chu J, Dowlatshahi K, Francescatti D, Shott S, Nguyen C. Cosmetic outcome and incidence of infection with the MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator. Breast J. 2005 Sep-Oct; 11(5):306-10.

Dickler A, Kirk MC, Chu J, Nguyen C. The MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator: a review of technique and outcomes. Brachytherapy. 2005; 4(2):130-6.

Dickler A, Kirk MC, Seif N, Griem K, Dowlatshahi K, Francescatti D, Abrams RA. A dosimetric comparison of MammoSite high-dose-rate brachytherapy and Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 2007 Apr-Jun; 6(2):164-8.

Dickler A, Patel RR, Wazer D. Breast brachytherapy devices. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2009 May; 6(3):325-33.

Dickler A, Seif N, Kirk MC, Patel MB, Bernard D, Coon A, Dowlatshahi K, Das RK, Patel RR. A dosimetric comparison of MammoSite and ClearPath high-dose-rate breast brachytherapy devices. Brachytherapy. 2009 Jan-Mar; 8(1):14-8. Epub 2008 Oct 26.

Dickler A. Technology insight: MammoSite--a new device for delivering brachytherapy following breast-conserving therapy. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2007 Mar; 4(3):190-6.

Dickler A. The MammoSite breast brachytherapy device: targeted delivery of breast brachytherapy. Future Oncol. 2005 Dec; 1(6):799-804.

Dickler A. Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy: a new device for delivering brachytherapy to the breast. Nat Clin Pract Oncol. 2009 Mar; 6(3):138-42. Epub 2009 Jan 27.

DiFronzo LA, Tsai PI, Hwang JM, Lee JJ, Ryoo MC, Rahimian J, Tome M, Takasugi JK, Haigh PI. Breast conserving surgery and accelerated partial breast irradiation using the MammoSite system: initial clinical experience. Arch Surg. 2005 Aug; 140(8):787-94.

Dragun AE, Aguero EG, Harmon JF, Harper JL, Jenrette JM. Chest wall dose in MammoSite breast brachytherapy: radiobiologic estimations of late complication risk based on dose-volume considerations. Brachytherapy. 2005; 4(4):259-63.

Dragun AE, Harper JL, Jenrette JM, Sinha D, Cole DJ. Predictors of cosmetic outcome following MammoSite breast brachytherapy: a single-institution experience of 100 patients with two years of follow-up. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2007 Jun 1; 68(2):354-8. Epub 2007 Mar 26.

Dragun AE, Harper

JL, Olyejar SE, Zunzunegui RG, Wazer DE. The use of adjuvant high-dose-rate breast brachytherapy in patients with collagen vascular disease: a collaborative experience. Brachytherapy. 2011 Mar-Apr;10(2):121-7. Epub 2010 Aug 1. PubMed PMID: 20678963.

Dragun AE, Harper JL, Olyejar SE, Zunzunegui RG, Wazer DE. The use of adjuvant high-dose-rate breast brachytherapy in patients with collagen vascular disease: A collaborative experience. Brachytherapy. 2010 Jul 31. [Epub ahead of print]

Dragun AE, Harper JL, Taylor CE, Jenrette JM. Patient satisfaction and quality of life after MammoSite breast brachytherapy. Am J Surg. 2008 Oct; 196(4):545-8.

Dragun AE, Jenrette JM, Ackerman SJ, Irshad A, Pope TL. Mammographic surveillance after MammoSite breast brachytherapy: analysis of architectural patterns and additional interventions. Am J Clin Oncol. 2007 Dec; 30(6):574-9.

Edmundson GK, Vicini FA, Chen PY, Mitchell C, Martinez AA. Dosimetric characteristics of the MammoSite RTS, a new breast brachytherapy applicator. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2002 Mar 15; 52(4):1132-9.

Esthappan J, Santanam L, Yang D, Mutic S, Low DA, Grigsby PW. Use of serial CT imaging for the quality assurance of MammoSite therapy. Brachytherapy. 2009 Oct-Dec; 8(4):379-84. Epub 2009 Sep 12.

Evans SB, Kaufman SA, Price LL, Cardarelli G, Dipetrillo TA, Wazer DE. Persistent seroma after intraoperative placement of MammoSite for accelerated partial breast irradiation: incidence, pathologic anatomy, and contributing factors. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2006 Jun 1; 65(2):333-9. Epub 2006 Mar 20.

Forszpaniak J. MammoSite balloon brachytherapy: errors, pitfalls, and technical issues for a practicing surgeon. Breast J. 2006 Sep-Oct; 12(5 Suppl 2):S191-5.

Fowler AM, Andersen JJ, Conway PD. Local recurrence of invasive micropapillary breast cancer after MammoSite brachytherapy: a case report and literature review. Clin Breast Cancer. 2009 Nov; 9(4):253-7.

Garnica-Garza HM. Monte Carlo-derived TLD cross-calibration factors for treatment verification and measurement of skin dose in accelerated partial breast irradiation. Phys Med Biol. 2009 Mar 21; 54(6):1621-31. Epub 2009 Feb 19.

Garza R, Albuquerque K, Sethi A. Lung and cardiac tissue doses in left breast cancer patients treated with single-source breast brachytherapy compared to external beam tangent fields. Brachytherapy. 2006 Oct-Dec;5(4):235-8

Gennari R, Perego E, Ballardini B, dos Santos G, Costa A. Surgical technique of mammosite RTS implant for accelerated radiation delivery in breast conserving surgery. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2004 Sep; 23(3):411-5.

Gloi A, McCourt S, Buchanan R, Goetller A, Zuge C, Balzoa P, Cooley G. Dosimetric parameters in partial breast irradiation through brachytherapy. Med Dosim. 2009 Fall; 34(3):207-13. Epub 2008 Sep 21.

Goyal S, Khan AJ, Vicini F, Beitsch PD, Lyden M, Keisch M, Haffty BG. Factors associated with optimal cosmetic results at 36 months in patients treated with accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) on the American Society of Breast Surgeons (ASBrS) MammoSite Breast Brachytherapy Registry Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Sep; 16(9):2450-8. Epub 2009 Jun 11.

Goyal S, Vicini F, Beitsch PD, Kuerer H, Keisch M, Motwani S, Jeruss JS, Lyden M, Haffty BG. Ductal carcinoma in situ treated with breast-conserving surgery and accelerated partial breast irradiation: Comparison of the Mammosite registry trial with intergroup study E5194. Cancer. 2011 Mar 15;117(6):1149-55. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25615. Epub 2010 Nov 2. PubMed PMID: 21381007.

Guenzi M, Giannelli F, Azinwi C, Ricchetti F, Vagge S, Canavese G, Massa T, Garelli S, Carli F, Corvò R. Accelerated partial breast irradiation via the mammosite catheter: preliminary reports of a single-institution experience. Breast J. 2009 Nov-Dec; 15(6):603-9.

Gurdalli S, Kuske RR Jr, Quiet CA, Ozer M. Dosimetric performance of Strut-Adjusted Volume Implant: A new single-entry multicatheter breast brachytherapy applicator. Brachytherapy. 2010 Sep 2. [Epub ahead of print].

Haffty BG, Vicini FA, Beitsch P, Quiet C, Keleher A, Garcia D, Snider H, Gittleman M, Zannis V, Kuerer H, Whitacre E, Whitworth P, Fine R, Keisch M. Timing of Chemotherapy after MammoSite radiation therapy system breast brachytherapy: analysis of the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite breast brachytherapy registry trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Dec 1; 72(5):1441-8. Epub 2008 Aug 7.

Haley M, Beriwal S, Heron DE, Kim H, Falk J, Johnson R, Mogus R. MammoSite accelerated partial breast irradiation: a single-institution outcomes analysis with 2 years of followup. Brachytherapy. 2009 Jan-Mar; 8(1):9-13. Epub 2008 Oct 26.

Hannoun-Lé vi JM, Marsiglia H, Garbay JR, Gé rard JP. [Partial irradiation of the breast: why, how?]. Cancer Radiother. 2003 Jun; 7(3):200-9.

Harper JL, Jenrette JM, Vanek KN, Aguero EG, Gillanders WE. Acute complications of MammoSite brachytherapy: a single institution's initial clinical experience. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Jan 1; 61(1):169-74.

Harper JL, Jenrette JM. Delayed skin toxicity in MammoSite breast brachytherapy. Am J Clin Oncol. 2006 Dec; 29(6):645-6.

Harper JL, Watkins JM, Zauls AJ, Wahlquist AE, Garrett-Mayer E, Baker MK, Cole DJ, Dragun AE, Jenrette JM 3rd. Six-year experience: long-term disease control outcomes for partial breast irradiation using MammoSite balloon brachytherapy. Am J Surg. 2010 Feb; 199(2):204-9. Epub 2009 Oct 17.

Hepel JT, Hiatt JR, Cardarelli GA, Wazer DE. Modeling study for optimization of skin dose for partial breast irradiation using Xoft Axxent electronic brachytherapy applicator. Brachytherapy. 2010 Jan-Mar; 9(1):81-5. Epub 2009 Oct 21.

Hogle WP, Quinn AE, Heron DE. Advances in brachytherapy: new approaches to target breast cancer. Clin J Oncol Nurs. 2003 May-Jun; 7(3):324-8.

Huang YJ, Blough M. Dosimetric effects of air pocket sizes in MammoSite treatment as accelerated partial breast irradiation for early breast cancer. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2009 Dec 23; 11(1):2932.

Jeruss JS, Kuerer HM, Beitsch PD, Vicini FA, Keisch M. Update on DCIS outcomes from the American Society of Breast Surgeons accelerated partial breast irradiation registry trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Jan;18(1):65-71. Epub 2010 Jun 25. PubMed PMID: 20577822; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3019276.

Jeruss JS, Kuerer HM, Beitsch PD, Vicini FA, Keisch M. Update on DCIS Outcomes from the American Society of Breast Surgeons Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation Registry Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2010 Jun 25. [Epub ahead of print].

Jeruss JS, Vicini FA, Beitsch PD, Haffty BG, Quiet CA, Zannis VJ, Keleher AJ, Garcia DM, Snider HC, Gittleman MA, Whitacre E, Whitworth PW, Fine RE, Arrambide S, Kuerer HM. Initial outcomes for patients treated on the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite clinical trial for ductal carcinoma-in-situ of the breast. Ann Surg Oncol. 2006 Jul; 13(7):967-76. Epub 2006 May 16.

Kacsó G, Fekete Z. Adjuvant partial breast radiotherapy for early breast cancer--ready for a change? J BUON. 2008 Apr-Jun; 13(2):169-75.

Kassas B, Mourtada F, Horton JL, Lane RG, Buchholz TA, Strom EA. Dose modification factors for 192Ir high-dose-rate irradiation using Monte Carlo simulation. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2006 Aug 24; 7(3):28-34.

Kassas B, Mourtada F, Horton JL, Lane RG. Contrast effects on dosimetry of a partial breast irradiation system. Med Phys. 2004 Jul; 31(7):1976-9.

Kaufman SA, Dipetrillo TA, Ruthazer R, Wazer DE. MammoSite excision volume as a predictor for residual disease. Cancer. 2005 Sep 1; 104(5):906-12.

Keisch M, Arthur DW. Current perspective on the MammoSite Radiation Therapy System - a balloon breast brachytherapy applicator. Brachytherapy. 2005; 4(3):177-80.

Keisch M, Vicini F, Beitsch P, Quiet C, Keleher A, Garcia D, Snider H, Gittleman M, Zannis V, Kuerer H. American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite Radiation Therapy System Registry Trial: ductal carcinoma-in-situ subset analysis--4-year data in 194 treated lesions. Am J Surg. 2009 Oct; 198(4):505-7.

Keisch M, Vicini F, Kuske RR, Hebert M, White J, Quiet C, Arthur D, Scroggins T, Streeter O. Initial clinical experience with the MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator in women with early-stage breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2003 Feb 1; 55(2):289-93.

Keisch M. MammoSite. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2005 Jul; 2(4):387-94.

Khan AJ, Kirk MC, Mehta PS, Seif NS, Griem KL, Bernard DA, Chu JC, Dickler A. A dosimetric comparison of three-dimensional conformal, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, and MammoSite partial-breast irradiation. Brachytherapy. 2006 Jul-Sep; 5(3):183-8.

Khan AJ, Vicini F, Beitsch P, Haffty B, Quiet C, Keleher A, Garcia D, Snider H, Gittleman M, Zannis V, Kuerer H, Whitacre E, Whitworth P Jr, Fine R. Local control, toxicity, and cosmesis in women younger than 50 enrolled onto the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite Radiation Therapy System registry trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2009 Jun; 16(6):1612-8. Epub 2009 Mar 25.

Kim Y, Johnson M, Trombetta MG, Parda DS, Miften M. Investigation of interfraction variations of MammoSite balloon applicator in high-dose-rate brachytherapy of partial breast irradiation. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 May 1; 71(1):305-13.

Kim Y, Trombetta MG, Miften M. Comparison of single and multiple dwell position methods in MammoSite high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy planning. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2010 May 28; 11(3):3235.

Kim Y, Trombetta MG. Objective method to report planner-independent skin/rib maximal dose in balloon-based high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy for breast cancer. Med Phys. 2011 Apr;38(4):2053-7. PubMed PMID: 21626938.

Kim Y, Werts ED, Trombetta MG, Miften M. Evaluation of the interfractional biological effective dose (BED) variation in MammoSite high dose rate brachytherapy. J Appl Clin Med Phys. 2010 Jun 10; 11(3):3228.

Kirk M, Hsi WC, Dickler A, Chu J, Dowlatshahi K, Francescatti D, Nguyen C. Surface optimization technique for MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005 Jun 1; 62(2):366-72.

Kirk MC, Hsi WC, Chu JC, Niu H, Hu Z, Bernard D, Dickler A, Nguyen C. Dose perturbation induced by radiographic contrast inside brachytherapy balloon applicators. Med Phys. 2004 May; 31(5):1219-24.

Ko EC, Koprowski CD, Dickson-Witmer D, Penman E, Sorensen M, Hanlon AL, Sammons S, Farach A, Strasser J. Partial vs. whole breast irradiation in a community hospital: A retrospective cohort analysis of 200 patients. Brachytherapy. 2010 Feb 12. [Epub ahead of print]

Lehman M, Hickey B. The less than whole breast radiotherapy approach. Breast. 2010 Jun; 19(3):180-7. Review.

Lopchinsky RA, Giles KA. Recurrent abscess after MammoSite brachytherapy. Breast J. 2004 Nov-Dec; 10(6):536-8.

Major T, Niehoff P, Kovács G, Fodor J, Polgár C. Dosimetric comparisons between high dose rate interstitial and MammoSite balloon brachytherapy for breast cancer. Radiother Oncol. 2006 Jun; 79(3):321-8. Epub 2006 May 26.

McCormick B. Partial-breast radiation for early staged breast cancers: hypothesis, existing data, and a planned phase III trial. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2005 May; 3(3):301-7.

McHaffie DR, Patel RR, Adkison JB, Das RK, Geye HM, Cannon GM. Outcomes After Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation in Patients with ASTRO Consensus Statement Cautionary Features. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Aug 21. [Epub ahead of print]

Mille MM, Xu XG, Rivard MJ. Comparison of organ doses for patients undergoing balloon brachytherapy of the breast with HDR 192Ir or electronic sources using monte carlo simulations in a heterogeneous human phantom. Med Phys. 2010 Feb; 37(2):662-71.

Monticciolo DL, Biggs K, Gist AK, Sincleair ST, Hajdik RL, Nipper ML, Schnitker JB. Breast Conserving Therapy with Accelerated Partial Breast versus External Beam Whole Breast Irradiation: Comparison of Imaging Sequela and Complications in a Matched Population. Breast J. 2011 Feb 10.

Moore-Higgs GJ. Radiation options for early stage breast cancer. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2006 Nov; 22(4):233-41.

Mutyala S, Choi W, Khan AJ, Yaparpalvi R, Stewart AJ, Devlin PM. Inherent change in MammoSite applicator three-dimensional geometry over time. Radiat Oncol. 2007 Sep 24; 2:37.

Mutyala S, Yaparpalvi R, Choi W, Mehta K, Spierer M, Kalnicki S. Placement of MammoSite brachytherapy catheter under computed-tomography scan guidance. Technol Cancer Res Treat. 2009 Jun; 8(3):177-80.

Nairz O, Deutschmann H, Kopp M, Wurstbauer K, Kametriser G, Fastner G, Merz F, Reitsamer R, Menzel C, Sedlmayer F. A dosimetric comparison of IORT techniques in limited-stage breast cancer. Strahlenther Onkol. 2006 Jun; 182(6):342-8.

Nelson JC, Beitsch PD, Vicini FA, Quiet CA, Garcia D, Snider HC, Gittleman MA, Zannis VJ, Whitworth PW, Fine RE, Keleher AJ, Kuerer HM. Four-year clinical update from the American Society of Breast Surgeons MammoSite brachytherapy trial. Am J Surg. 2009 Jul; 198(1):83-91. Epub 2009 Mar 6.

Niehoff P, Ballardini B, Polgár C, Major T, Hammer J, Richetti A, Kovács G. Early European experience with the MammoSite radiation therapy system for partial breast brachytherapy following breast conservation operation in low-risk breast cancer. Breast. 2006 Jun; 15(3):319-25.

Niehoff P, Polgár

C, Ostertag H, Major T, Sulyok Z, Kimmig B, Kovács G. Clinical experience with the MammoSite radiation therapy system for brachytherapy of breast cancer: results from an international phase II trial. Radiother Oncol. 2006 Jun; 79(3):316-20. Epub 2006 Jun 14.

Njeh CF, Saunders MW, Langton CM. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation (APBI): A review of available techniques. Radiat Oncol. 2010 Oct 4; 5:90.

Oh S, Scott J, Shin DH, Suh TS, Kim S. Measurements of dose discrepancies due to inhomogeneities and radiographic contrast in balloon catheter brachytherapy. Med Phys. 2009 Sep; 36(9):3945-54.

Papagiannis P, Karaiskos P, Georgiou E, Baltas D, Lymperopoulou G, Pantelis E, Sakelliou L. On the use of high dose rate 192Ir and 169Yb sources with the MammoSite radiation therapy system. Med Phys. 2007 Sep; 34(9):3614-9.

Park SS, Grills IS, Chen PY, Kestin LL, Ghilezan MI, Wallace M, Martinez AM, Vicini FA. Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation for Pure Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2010 Aug 26. [Epub ahead of print].

Patel RR, Christensen ME, Hodge CW, Adkison JB, Das RK. Clinical outcome analysis in "high-risk" versus "low-risk" patients eligible for national surgical adjuvant breast and bowel B-39/radiation therapy oncology group 0413 trial: five-year results. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008 Mar 15; 70(4):970-3.

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