Table 3.

Advantages and disadvantages of multi-catheter implant procedures

Criteria	IOB	POB
Patient comfort with regards to:
Anesthesia	General +++	Local +
“Vectors in place” duration (days)	10 to 15	4 to 5
Infectious risk	++	+
Post-implant bleeding	+	+
Avoiding second interventional procedure	+++	+
Local treatment duration	+++	++
Brachytherapist comfort with regards to:
Anesthesia	General	Local or general
Accuracy of identification of tumor bed and vectors placement	+++	++
Accuracy of evidence-based CTV delineation	++	+++
Quantity of breast volume irradiated (CTV vol)	+	+++
Organizational aspects with regards to:
Pathology availability during procedure and fast pathology analysis	+++	+
Radiologist availability during procedure	+	++
Treatment modification after post-op histology	+++	+
Breast surgery team and radiation oncology team in the same hospital	+++	+
Referred patient from another hospital	Not possible	Possible