title: Point: balloon versus strut brachytherapy-which device offers the most dose modulation capability and normal tissue sparing?
authors: Department of Radiation Oncology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23229, USA. lcuttino@mcvh-vcu.edu
authors: Laurie W
authors: LW
authors: Cuttino
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D004867:Equipment Design; D005218:Fat Necrosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011880:Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; D012867:Skin / Q000528:radiation effects