Table 1 A comparison of doses to the heart and ipsilateral lung dosimetry from the MammoSite catheter and external beam radiotherapy using the standard dosimetric parameters.

Lung n = 5

Dmean

4.2 Gy

2.1–5.6 Gy

6.5 Gy

2.6–11.8 Gy

p = 0.18

Dmax

31 Gy

6.3–45.7 Gy

51.6 Gy

49.7–55.9 Gy

p = 0.06

V30 (cc)

2 cc

0–7.2 cc

86.7 cc

31.5–184 cc

p = 0.04*

V30 (%)

0.2%

0–0.5%

8.3%

2.3–19.9%

p = 0.04*

V20 (cc)

13.4 cc

0–34.6 cc

105 cc

46.1–205 cc

p = 0.04*

V20 (%)

1.3%

0–2.5%

10%

3.3–22.2%

p = 0.04*

V10 (cc)

83.3 cc

0–170 cc

133.6 cc

67.8–235 cc

p = 0.31

V10 (%)

8%

0–13.3%

12.8%

4.9–25.4%

p = 0.20

D5

11.3 Gy

3.9–15.3 Gy

49.9 Gy

47.5–53.4 Gy

p = 0.005*

Heart

Dmean

3.8 Gy

3.1–4.8 Gy

3.5 Gy

1.1 – 5.1 Gy

p = 0.63

Dmax

16.6 Gy

10.6–27.2 Gy

44.1 Gy

15.5–51.8 Gy

p = 0.004*

V20 (cc)

0.3 cc

0–1.5 cc

15.6 cc

0–23.9 cc

p = 0.008*

V20 (%)

0.1%

0–0.3%

3.7%

0–5.3%

p = 0.001*

V10 (cc)

10.6 cc

0.2–33.6 cc

22.9 cc

0.3–39.0 cc

p = 0.07

V10 (%)

2.5%

0–7.5%

5.4%

0.1–8.7%

p = 0.07

V5 (cc)

83.8 cc

46.9–145.0 cc

41.5 cc

3.1–82.3 cc

p = 0.006*

V5 (%)

19.8%

11.0–32.2%

9.6%

0.8–18.3%

p = 0.008*

D20

8.5 Gy

6.4–11.9 Gy

15.3 Gy

2.3–24.3 Gy

p = 0.10

D30

7.5 Gy

5.8–10.4 Gy

7.6 Gy

2–14.0 Gy

p = 0.94