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SAVI® Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation
Photo by Cianna Medical.
Treatments are given twice a day for five days and take approximately 30 minutes for each visit. Between 5 to 10 minutes of the appointment will be used for the radiation treatment time.
During each treatment, the radiation source is sent down each catheter one at a time. A different amount of radiation dose will be given at different points along the length of each catheter. This provides the best dose for the affected tissue, and the most protection for surrounding healthy tissue.
The illustration shows that only a small incision is needed to place the SAVI applicator in the breast.